Crime Rate in Canvey Island East, ward

Canvey Island East has the 6th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Castle Point district and the 2722nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 421st lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Canvey Island East in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the Castle Point district average (61.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Canvey Island East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 224 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 250 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Canvey Island East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Gafzelle Drive. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.