Total Crime Rate

96.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 96.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rectory Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Grays Thurrock , and the 155th highest crime rate of 501 local areas in Thurrock .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rectory Road (RM17 6AE) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% higher than the Grays Thurrock average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Road (RM17 6AE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Boscombe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscombe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscombe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boscombe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunns Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nunns Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Toft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Toft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Overcliff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Overcliff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfields Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Northfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Northfields Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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