Crime Rates at Wharf Road, Grays, RM17 5WX

Wharf Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Grays Riverside , and the 248th lowest crime rate of 501 local areas in Thurrock .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wharf Road (RM17 5WX) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% lower than the Grays Riverside average (167.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Road (RM17 5WX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lewes Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.