Crime Rates at Darnley Road, Grays, RM17 6QS

Darnley Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Grays Riverside , and the 16th highest crime rate of 501 local areas in Thurrock .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Darnley Road (RM17 6QS) in the last 12 months was 356.4 per 1,000 residents and was 112.4% higher than the Grays Riverside average (167.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 193.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darnley Road (RM17 6QS), 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.