Crime in Tilbury
Recorded crime in Tilbury is 1.4 times the Thurrock average and 1.5 times the England and Wales average. It is about the same as 5 years ago. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Tilbury: about 14,340 residents in 8 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 2/10High crime
- Living
- 7.1/10Good
- 5-year change
- −1%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.4×the Thurrock average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Tilbury.
Crime over 5 years
About the same as 5 years ago Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Tilbury, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.4× the Thurrock average (1.5× the England and Wales average). 115 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 67% of the harm here
- Burglary: 13% of the harm here
- Robbery: 5% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 67% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 28 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Thurrock (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Thurrock council area, not only Tilbury. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 952 | 5.3 | About the same |
| Cars broken into | 585 | 3.2 | Down 26% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 933 | 5.2 | Up 13% |
| Burglary of homes | 228 | 1.3 | Down 13% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in RM18
In RM18, the postcode district at the centre of Tilbury, 7% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 914 | 7% | 13% | 60% | 16% | 5% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 280 | 3% | 4% | 19% | 72% | 2% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 237 | 1% | 0% | 10% | 85% | 3% |
| Other theft | 132 | 2% | 1% | 27% | 67% | 4% |
| Public order | 130 | 7% | 6% | 41% | 40% | 6% |
| Shoplifting | 109 | 7% | 2% | 6% | 83% | 1% |
| Drugs | 80 | 20% | 41% | 8% | 30% | 1% |
| Burglary | 78 | 3% | 0% | 14% | 78% | 5% |
| Other crime | 67 | 19% | 4% | 54% | 15% | 7% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 4% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.1 |
| Burglary | 6.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 50.3 |
| Drugs | 3.0 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.0 |
| Other crime | 3.0 |
| Other theft | 7.2 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.4 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 11.1 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 16.7 |
| Public order | 9.6 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.8 |
| Shoplifting | 5.1 |
Postcode districts in Tilbury
Nearby towns
Council: Thurrock
Questions about crime in Tilbury
- Is Tilbury a safe place to live?
- Tilbury scores 2 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.4 times the Thurrock average.
- Is crime going up or down in Tilbury?
- About the same as 5 years ago: 1,652 recorded crimes a year then, 1,629 now.
- What is the most common crime in Tilbury?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 50 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Tilbury compare with Thurrock?
- Crime severity in Tilbury is 1.4 times the Thurrock average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Tilbury?
- In RM18, the postcode district at the centre of Tilbury, 7% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 43% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Tilbury?
- Of 78 burglaries reported in RM18, the postcode district at the centre of Tilbury between September 2024 and August 2025, 3% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 78% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Tilbury?
- In Thurrock, the council area Tilbury is in, the police recorded 952 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 5.3 per 1,000 residents, about the same as the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Tilbury?
- 933 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Thurrock, the council area Tilbury is in, 5.2 per 1,000 residents, 1.1 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Tilbury last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Thurrock, the council area Tilbury is in, against 1 the year before.