Total Crime Rate
20.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Byron Gardens area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park , and the 62nd 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 Byron Gardens (RM18 8BD) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% 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 Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Byron Gardens (RM18 8BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bronte Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fielding Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bronte Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bryanston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bronte Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bronte Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Austen Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Austen Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilde Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kipling Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fielding Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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