Total Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Canberra Square area has the lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park , and the 37th lowest crime rate of 505 local areas in Thurrock .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canberra Square (RM18 7PJ) in the last 12 months was 15.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canberra Square (RM18 7PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Canberra Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Malta Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quebec Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sydney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Quebec Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quebec Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Quebec Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quebec Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Montreal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kelvin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Civic Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Civic Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Christchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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