Crime Rates at The Driveway, Canvey Island, SS8 0AD

The Driveway area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 104th highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Driveway (SS8 0AD) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% lower than the Canvey Island Central average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Driveway (SS8 0AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clifton Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.