Total Crime Rate
35.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Curling Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Grays Riverside , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 505 local areas in Thurrock .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Curling Lane (RM17 5XL) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% lower than the Grays Riverside average (182.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Curling Lane (RM17 5XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malthouse Drive, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meesons Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Grays Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parker Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meesons Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malthouse Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moss Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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