Crime Rates at Finchley Road, Grays, RM17 6RQ

Finchley Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Grays Riverside , and the 100th 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 Finchley Road (RM17 6RQ) in the last 12 months was 127.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 74.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (RM17 6RQ), the main crime hotspot is near New Road. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.