Total Crime Rate
226.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Princess Margaret Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in East Tilbury , and the 33rd 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 Princess Margaret Road (RM18 8YR) in the last 12 months was 226.3 per 1,000 residents and was 225.5% higher than the East Tilbury average (69.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princess Margaret Road (RM18 8YR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thomas Bata Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Farm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Frome | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bata Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bata Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bata Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gloucester Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Coronation Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Elizabeth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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