Crime Rates at Melbourne Road, Tilbury, RM18 7AB

Melbourne Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park , and the 81st highest crime rate of 501 local areas in Thurrock .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Road (RM18 7AB) in the last 12 months was 151.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher than the Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park average (145.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Road (RM18 7AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadway (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.