Total Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spindles area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park , and the 141st 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 Spindles (RM18 8NP) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spindles (RM18 8NP), the main crime hotspot is near St Chad'S Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Spindles area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North View Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Chad'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgar Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gainsborough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handel Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sullivan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Raphael Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Chad'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Elizabeth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilbury Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North View Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spindles Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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