Crime Rates at Hillcrest Avenue, Grays, RM20 3DA

Hillcrest Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in West Thurrock and South Stifford , and the 121st lowest crime rate of 501 local areas in Thurrock .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillcrest Avenue (RM20 3DA) in the last 12 months was 33.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest Avenue (RM20 3DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near First Avenue, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Schoolfield Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.