Total Crime Rate

123.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cowper Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park , and the 94th highest crime rate of 505 local areas in Thurrock .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowper Avenue (RM18 8AR) in the last 12 months was 123.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 81.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Avenue (RM18 8AR), the main crime hotspot is near Stephenson Avenue. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cowper Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stephenson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kipling Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fielding Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fielding Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Keats Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Shakespeare Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Tennyson Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Feenan Highway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swinburne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spencer Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stephenson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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