Total Crime Rate

2025.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

827.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2025.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 827.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 607.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 490.3 10/10
  • Public order 292.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 217.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 94.7 10/10
  • Drugs 80.8 10/10
  • Other theft 69.6 10/10
  • Robbery 36.2 10/10
  • Burglary 33.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.3 10/10
  • Other crime 19.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Grays Riverside , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 501 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 High Street (RM17 6NH) in the last 12 months was 2025.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1106.9% higher than the Grays Riverside average (167.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 218 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 297 (≈ 827.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (RM17 6NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 297 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Road (125 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/108)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brooke Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Burglary High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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