Crime Rates at Lakeside Retail Park, Grays, RM20 1WN

Lakeside Retail Park area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in West Thurrock and South Stifford , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 501 local areas in Thurrock .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lakeside Retail Park (RM20 1WN) in the last 12 months was 2837.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1098.6% higher than the West Thurrock and South Stifford average (236.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 273 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 156 (≈ 575.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakeside Retail Park (RM20 1WN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 210 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.