Total Crime Rate
58.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lewes Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Grays Riverside , and the 245th 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 Lewes Close (RM17 6QR) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lewes Close (RM17 6QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grovelands Way (12 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Astley | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Grovelands Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eastern Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seally Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seally Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hove Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grovelands Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grovelands Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eastern Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grovelands Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Columbia Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eastern Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Vicarage Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Square | Under investigation |
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