Total Crime Rate

131.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 131.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melbourne Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park , and the 85th highest crime rate of 505 local areas in Thurrock .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Road (RM18 7AZ) in the last 12 months was 131.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% lower than the Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park average (141.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 425.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Road (RM18 7AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windrush Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tilbury Town (Station) (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Melbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windrush Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windrush Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Russell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaylor Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Gaylor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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