Total Crime Rate

134.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 134.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Roman area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in East Tilbury , and the 91st highest crime rate of 501 local areas in Thurrock .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roman (RM18 8SE) in the last 12 months was 134.6 per 1,000 residents and was 104.7% higher than the East Tilbury average (65.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman (RM18 8SE), the main crime hotspot is near Colne. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roman area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arun Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arun —
Apr 2026Drugs Trent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tweed Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tweed Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colne Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Mary Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Mary Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arun —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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