Chadwell St Mary and Tilbury vs Higham & Shorne

Chadwell St Mary and Tilbury has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,153 crimes in the last 12 months. Higham & Shorne has a safety score of 74/100 (Safe) with 326 crimes. Higham & Shorne scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Chadwell St Mary and Tilbury shows a year-on-year crime trend of -11.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Higham & Shorne shows -23.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Chadwell St Mary and Tilbury, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,186 incidents). In Higham & Shorne, it is Violent Crime (91 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Chadwell St Mary and Tilbury recorded 406 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Higham & Shorne recorded 75. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Chadwell St Mary and Tilbury totalled 1,186 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 91 in Higham & Shorne. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Chadwell St Mary and Tilbury recorded 3,563 crimes (now 3,153, a change of -11.5%). Higham & Shorne recorded 424 crimes previously (now 326, -23.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Chadwell St Mary and Tilbury has a resolution rate of 13% and Higham & Shorne has 36.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Chadwell St Mary and Tilbury falls within the Essex Police boundary. Higham & Shorne is covered by Kent Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Chadwell St Mary and Tilbury and Higham & Shorne. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.