Total Crime Rate
228.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hume Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park , and the 32nd 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 Hume Avenue (RM18 8DX) in the last 12 months was 228.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 100.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hume Avenue (RM18 8DX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keats Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Keats Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkside Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinburne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spencer Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Civic Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Civic Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kelvin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hume Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hume Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arkwright Road | — |
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