Total Crime Rate

262.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 262.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.3 10/10
  • Other theft 53.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grovelands Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Grays Riverside , and the 24th highest crime rate of 505 local areas in Thurrock .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grovelands Way (RM17 5YG) in the last 12 months was 262.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 115.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 181.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grovelands Way (RM17 5YG), the main crime hotspot is near Argyll Road. Police recorded 487 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grovelands Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seally Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Argyll Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Argyll Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Argyll Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyll Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyll Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyll Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seally Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eastern Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Eastern Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Eastern Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Argyll Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astley Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grovelands Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Grovelands Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grovelands Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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