Total Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 66.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Dickens Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park , and the 236th highest crime rate of 501 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 Dickens Avenue (RM18 8HJ) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickens Avenue (RM18 8HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Cowper Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dickens Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kipling Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poynder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poynder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poynder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Feenan Highway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Feenan Highway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poynder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Fielding Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cowper Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Fielding Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fielding Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shaw Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poynder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Arnold Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wren Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fielding Avenue Local resolution
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Data Sources

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