Total Crime Rate
74.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Astley area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Grays Riverside , and the 209th highest crime rate of 501 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 Astley (RM17 6UY) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Astley (RM17 6UY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grovelands Way (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Grays Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lewes Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grovelands Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grovelands Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grovelands Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grovelands Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grovelands Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grovelands Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wharf Road South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lewes Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Columbia Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Columbia Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wharf Road South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Goldace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Leonards Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eastern Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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