Crime Rates at Wharf Road South, Grays, RM17 6SZ

Wharf Road South area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Grays Riverside , and the 214th lowest 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 Wharf Road South (RM17 6SZ) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Road South (RM17 6SZ), 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.