Total Crime Rate
41.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rectory Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Grays Thurrock , and the 164th 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 Rectory Road (RM17 6AA) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% lower than the Grays Thurrock average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rectory Road (RM17 6AA), the main crime hotspot is near Boscombe Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Little Thurrock Rectory| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Boscombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northfields | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walpole Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Northfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Northfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Towers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Overcliff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Overcliff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Boscombe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boscombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boscombe Avenue | Under investigation |
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