Crime Rates at Arkwright Road, Tilbury, RM18 8XL

Arkwright Road area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park , and the 7th highest crime rate of 505 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 Arkwright Road (RM18 8XL) in the last 12 months was 710.7 per 1,000 residents and was 402.5% 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 Shoplifting with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 275.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arkwright Road (RM18 8XL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.