Total Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.0 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 102.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 37.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Princess Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in East Tilbury , and the 140th 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 Princess Avenue (RM18 8ST) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% higher than the East Tilbury average (65.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Avenue (RM18 8ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Mary Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princess Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Trent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Bata Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Mary Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tweed Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tweed Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Mary Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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