Crime Rates at Cement Block Cottages, Grays, RM17 6ER

Cement Block Cottages area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Grays Thurrock , and the 59th highest crime rate of 505 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 Cement Block Cottages (RM17 6ER) in the last 12 months was 185.8 per 1,000 residents and was 142.6% higher than the Grays Thurrock average (76.6 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 Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cement Block Cottages (RM17 6ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spurgeon Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kent Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.