Crime Rates at Newton Road, Tilbury, RM18 8YA

Newton Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 501 local areas in Thurrock .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newton Road (RM18 8YA) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Road (RM18 8YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 172 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canberra Square (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.