Total Crime Rate

86.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dickens Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park , and the 168th 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 Dickens Avenue (RM18 8HJ) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickens Avenue (RM18 8HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burns Place, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowper Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dickens Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Feenan Highway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shakespeare Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fielding Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Fielding Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kipling Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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