Crime Rates at Elgar Gardens, Tilbury, RM18 8LS

Elgar Gardens area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park , and the 243rd lowest crime rate of 501 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 Elgar Gardens (RM18 8LS) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgar Gardens (RM18 8LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Chad'S Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stephenson Avenue (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.