Total Crime Rate

213.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 213.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Civic Square area has the 8th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park , and the 46th 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 Civic Square (RM18 8AD) in the last 12 months was 213.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 88.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Civic Square (RM18 8AD), 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.

View Crime In Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park

Crime Over Time in Civic Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Canberra Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canberra Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Canberra Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canberra Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Canberra Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canberra Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canberra Square
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hume Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brunel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quebec Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canberra Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hume Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket

Data Sources

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