Crime in Grays
Recorded crime in Grays is about the Thurrock average and 1.1 times the England and Wales average. It is about the same as 5 years ago. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Grays: about 32,026 residents in 24 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 3/10Above average crime
- Living
- 8.2/10Good
- 5-year change
- 0%about the same
- vs the council
- 1.0×the Thurrock average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Grays.
Crime over 5 years
About the same as 5 years ago Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Grays, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: about the Thurrock average (1.1× the England and Wales average). 87 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 63% of the harm here
- Burglary: 11% of the harm here
- Robbery: 7% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 63% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 18 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Thurrock (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Thurrock council area, not only Grays. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 952 | 5.3 | About the same |
| Cars broken into | 585 | 3.2 | Down 26% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 933 | 5.2 | Up 13% |
| Burglary of homes | 228 | 1.3 | Down 13% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in RM17
In RM17, the postcode district at the centre of Grays, 11% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 1,207 | 9% | 9% | 57% | 20% | 4% |
| Shoplifting | 654 | 11% | 2% | 9% | 78% | 0% |
| Public order | 291 | 21% | 9% | 38% | 27% | 5% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 279 | 11% | 5% | 23% | 57% | 4% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 235 | 1% | 0% | 6% | 89% | 4% |
| Other theft | 232 | 3% | 2% | 23% | 65% | 7% |
| Drugs | 158 | 28% | 33% | 9% | 26% | 4% |
| Burglary | 69 | 7% | 0% | 16% | 75% | 1% |
| Other crime | 53 | 23% | 8% | 42% | 17% | 11% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 4% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.2 |
| Burglary | 4.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 35.2 |
| Drugs | 3.7 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.9 |
| Other crime | 1.8 |
| Other theft | 6.8 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.9 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 7.9 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 7.7 |
| Public order | 8.1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.1 |
| Shoplifting | 7.5 |
Postcode districts in Grays
Nearby towns
Council: Thurrock
Questions about crime in Grays
- Is Grays a safe place to live?
- Grays scores 3 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is about the Thurrock average.
- Is crime going up or down in Grays?
- About the same as 5 years ago: 2,959 recorded crimes a year then, 2,946 now.
- What is the most common crime in Grays?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 35 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Grays compare with Thurrock?
- Crime severity in Grays is about the Thurrock average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Grays?
- In RM17, the postcode district at the centre of Grays, 11% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 46% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Grays?
- Of 69 burglaries reported in RM17, the postcode district at the centre of Grays between September 2024 and August 2025, 7% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 75% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Grays?
- In Thurrock, the council area Grays is in, the police recorded 952 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 5.3 per 1,000 residents, about the same as the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Grays?
- 933 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Thurrock, the council area Grays is in, 5.2 per 1,000 residents, 1.1 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Grays last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Thurrock, the council area Grays is in, against 1 the year before.