Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 59.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Gainsborough Avenue 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 Gainsborough Avenue (RM18 8LT) 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 Gainsborough Avenue (RM18 8LT), the main crime hotspot is near Stephenson Avenue. Police recorded 33 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 Gainsborough Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poynder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wren Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raphael Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melba Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melba Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sullivan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leighton Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Feenan Highway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Feenan Highway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poynder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cowper Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poynder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poynder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Spencer Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poynder Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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