Total Crime Rate

315.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 315.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.9 10/10
  • Other theft 71.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 22.2 7/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 19th highest crime rate of 501 local areas in Thurrock .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grovelands Way (RM17 5YQ) in the last 12 months was 315.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.1% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grovelands Way (RM17 5YQ), the main crime hotspot is near Argyll Road. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 36 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eastern Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grovelands Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grovelands Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grovelands Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grovelands Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grovelands Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seally Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meesons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grovelands Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Argyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Argyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Argyll Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wharf Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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