Total Crime Rate
30.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thackeray Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park , and the 110th 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 Thackeray Avenue (RM18 8HS) in the last 12 months was 30.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thackeray Avenue (RM18 8HS), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinburne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickens Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kipling Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fielding Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tennyson Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fielding Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shakespeare Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Feenan Highway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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