Total Crime Rate
225.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stephenson Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park , and the 36th highest crime rate of 505 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 Stephenson Avenue (RM18 8XD) in the last 12 months was 225.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 119.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stephenson Avenue (RM18 8XD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stephenson Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A126 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spencer Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainsborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Raphael Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgar Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stephenson Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkside Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Feenan Highway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shakespeare Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gainsborough Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinburne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stephenson Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Christchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arkwright Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christchurch Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christchurch Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Manor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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