Total Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 35.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Long Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 121st lowest 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 Long Road (SS8 0JG) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Road (SS8 0JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beechcroft Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Long Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Birch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Almond Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almond Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cherry Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Maple Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miramar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverthorne Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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