Total Crime Rate
57.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kent Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Grays Riverside , and the 234th 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 Kent Road (RM17 6DF) in the last 12 months was 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kent Road (RM17 6DF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Grays Thurrock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Percy Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackmore Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | High View Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | High View Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High View Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Arthur Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Percy Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Blockhouse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | High View Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blockhouse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spurgeon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Percy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Percy Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Allenby Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Percy Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Percy Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Alfred Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alfred Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Palmer'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Maple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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