Crap Towns / East Tilbury / Crime

How much crime is there in East Tilbury?

The police recorded 67.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in East Tilbury from September 2023 to August 2026, 11% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 35.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 62.0, down from 80.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	80.4	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	61.1	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	62.0	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	35.1	34.1
Vehicle crime	6.2	3.8
Criminal damage and arson	6.2	7.0
Public order	4.6	6.6
Shoplifting	4.1	7.1
Other theft	3.5	5.4
Drugs	2.4	2.4
Burglary	2.3	3.1
Other crime	1.7	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock	9.3 km	132
Tilbury	4.5 km	120
Basildon	10.0 km	114
Gravesend	6.4 km	98.6
Northfleet	7.3 km	96.5
Grays	5.9 km	90.0
Chadwell St Mary	3.2 km	81.3
Swanscombe	8.9 km	79.1
South Ockendon	9.2 km	73.4
East Tilbury	–	67.8
Stanford-le-Hope	4.7 km	56.4
The typical town	–	76.2