Total Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High View Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Grays Riverside , and the 131st 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 High View Avenue (RM17 6RU) in the last 12 months was 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High View Avenue (RM17 6RU), the main crime hotspot is near Kent Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High View Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehall Lane
Sep 2025Robbery Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cresthill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palmer'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theobalds Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High View Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High View Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Allenby Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park View Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitehall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Thurrock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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