Total Crime Rate

64.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.0 10/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Overcliff Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Grays Thurrock , and the 230th highest crime rate of 505 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 Overcliff Road (RM17 6AJ) in the last 12 months was 64.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% lower than the Grays Thurrock average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overcliff Road (RM17 6AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Boscombe Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Overcliff Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boscombe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crescent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Medina Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walpole Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walpole Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maycroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boscombe Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitehall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehall Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boscombe Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boscombe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boscombe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Towers Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boscombe Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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