Total Crime Rate

216.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 216.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.0 10/10
  • Other theft 26.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Robbery 8.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Central Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 505 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 Central Avenue (RM18 7RX) in the last 12 months was 216.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Avenue (RM18 7RX), 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 Central Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hobart Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilbury Gardens
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Quebec Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Elizabeth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A126 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Christchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spindles Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Chad'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Chad'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sullivan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stephenson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stephenson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gainsborough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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