Total Crime Rate
828.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
192.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spencer Walk area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park , and the 6th 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 Spencer Walk (RM18 8XJ) in the last 12 months was 828.6 per 1,000 residents and was 468.1% higher than the Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park average (145.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 192.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spencer Walk (RM18 8XJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Tilbury St Chads| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hume Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Christchurch Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Spencer Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Civic Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brunel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Christchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Milton Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Christchurch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Civic Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Civic Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Civic Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Civic Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parkside Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Milton Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kelvin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parkside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Avenue | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | London Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | London Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cowper Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shakespeare Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelvin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Place | Awaiting court outcome |
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