Crime Rates at Vicarage Square, Grays, RM17 6JJ

Vicarage Square area has the 21st highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Grays Riverside , and the 184th highest crime rate of 505 local areas in Thurrock .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Square (RM17 6JJ) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Square (RM17 6JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Argyll Road, where police recorded 487 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.