East Tilbury Crime Rate May 2024 | Monthly Statistics

Violence and sexual offences dominated East Tilbury's crime picture in May 2024, accounting for 41% of all reported crimes. This category, at 2.7 per 1,000 residents, is 5% below the UK average of 2.8 per 1,000, a finding consistent with the area's overall crime rate of 6.5 per 1,000 — 22.6% below the national average of 8.4. The dominance of violent crime in this built-up area within Thurrock may be partly explained by seasonal factors, such as the extended daylight hours and increased outdoor socialising typical of May. These conditions could contribute to higher rates of confrontations in public spaces. The area's property crime rate, at 0.8 per 1,000 (vehicle crime), is 70% above the UK average, a discrepancy that may reflect local vulnerabilities such as the presence of commuter parking facilities or unsecured vehicles in residential areas. Anti-social behaviour, at 0.7 per 1,000, is 52% below the UK average, suggesting effective community engagement or policing strategies in this category. The crime profile also shows a marked contrast in the performance of different categories: while violent crime and vehicle crime deviate from the UK average, theft from the person and burglary rates are significantly lower than expected for a built-up area. This pattern may indicate a combination of local socioeconomic factors and targeted policing efforts, though further analysis would be required to confirm these hypotheses.

May 2024 saw significant fluctuations in specific crime types, with drugs-related offences doubling from zero to two incidents, and robbery and 'other crime' categories each rising by 100% from zero to one and two cases respectively. These increases contrast sharply with decreases in public order offences, which fell by 80% from five to one, and shoplifting, which dropped by 77.8% from nine to two. The area's violent crime rate of 2.7 per 1,000 (41% of total crimes) is 5% below the UK average for this category, a finding that aligns with broader trends in East Tilbury's lower-than-average violent crime rates. Vehicle crime, however, is 70% above the UK average, highlighting a specific vulnerability in this category. Residents may find the 52% reduction in anti-social behaviour from the previous month particularly noteworthy, as it suggests a potential shift in community dynamics or enforcement efforts.

East Tilbury's crime rate in May 2024 fell by 30.4% compared to the previous month, dropping from 9.4 to 6.5 per 1,000 residents. This decline positions the area as safer than its recent performance, though it remains below the UK average of 8.4. On a daily basis, the area saw roughly one reported crime per day in May, a figure that reflects the low overall rate and the relatively small population of 5,966. Over the course of the month, one crime occurred for every 153 residents, a statistic that contextualises the scale of risk for local residents. This monthly exposure is significantly lower than the UK average when scaled to population size, though direct comparisons are not provided for the area. The drop in crime may partly reflect seasonal factors, such as reduced outdoor activity during the transition to summer, though no definitive causal link can be drawn from the data alone.