Total Crime Rate
92.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Argent Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Grays Riverside , and the 154th 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 Argent Street (RM17 6JE) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% lower than the Grays Riverside average (182.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Argent Street (RM17 6JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 241 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Road (146 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Grays Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thames Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Retreat | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Retreat | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Retreat | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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