Grays Town
Middle areaSouth west Thurrock. 9,662 people in 1.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Grays Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Grays Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Grays Town at a rate of 162.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 100.8 per 1,000 people across Thurrock.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 554 |
| Other crime | 264 |
| Shoplifting | 256 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 178 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 89 |
| Vehicle crime | 84 |
| Drug offences | 83 |
| Burglary | 30 |
| Robbery | 19 |
| Theft from the person | 14 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Grays Town compares
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Is Grays Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Grays Town at a rate of 162.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 100.8 per 1,000 people across Thurrock.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 155 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Grays Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (554), other crime (264) and shoplifting (256).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Thurrock
These figures are published for the whole of Thurrock, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Thurrock and not Grays Town alone. See Thurrock
Grays Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Grays Town was £248,000 in 2025.
Grays Town had 9,424 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Grays Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Grays Town, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.