Crap Towns / Tilbury / Crime

How much crime is there in Tilbury?

The police recorded 120 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Tilbury from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 52.4. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 122, up from 119 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	119	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	118	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	122	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	52.4	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	16.7	7.0
Vehicle crime	13.6	3.8
Public order	7.8	6.6
Other theft	6.8	5.4
Shoplifting	6.4	7.1
Burglary	5.2	3.1
Drugs	4.5	2.4
Other crime	3.0	2.0
Robbery	1.3	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.9	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.6	0.5
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Stone	6.8 km	339
Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock	5.8 km	132
Tilbury	–	120
Gravesend	4.0 km	98.6
Northfleet	3.1 km	96.5
Grays	3.1 km	90.0
Purfleet-on-Thames	7.5 km	85.7
Chadwell St Mary	2.4 km	81.3
Swanscombe	4.4 km	79.1
South Ockendon	7.3 km	73.4
East Tilbury	4.5 km	67.8
The typical town	–	76.2