Total Crime Rate

96.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 96.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Other theft 9.3 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Welland area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in East Tilbury , and the 154th highest crime rate of 501 local areas in Thurrock .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welland (RM18 8UT) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welland (RM18 8UT), 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 Welland 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 Queen Mary Avenue —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Arun —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Mary Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arun —
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Data Sources

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