Total Crime Rate
42.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026London Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Grays Riverside , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 501 local areas in Thurrock .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (RM17 5YP) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around London Road (RM17 5YP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bexhill Drive, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Josling Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Grays Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Castle Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Florence Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Leonards Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Castle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Meesons Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Worthing Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wharf Road South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wharf Road South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Goldace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bexhill Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bexhill Drive | Under investigation |
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