Total Crime Rate
342.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Darwin Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park , and the 17th highest crime rate of 505 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 Darwin Road (RM18 7DY) in the last 12 months was 342.5 per 1,000 residents and was 142.2% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 192.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Darwin Road (RM18 7DY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Broadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hobart Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hobart Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hobart Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hobart Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobart Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sycamore Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sycamore Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albany Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albany Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Albany Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Circle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Circle | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Circle | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lansdowne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sexton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dunlop Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dock Road | Under investigation |
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