Crime Rates at Malta Road, Tilbury, RM18 7BU

Malta Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park , and the 10th highest crime rate of 501 local areas in Thurrock .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malta Road (RM18 7BU) in the last 12 months was 494.7 per 1,000 residents and was 239.2% 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 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 211.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malta Road (RM18 7BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 172 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canberra Square (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.