Total Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Long Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 95th 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 Long Road (SS8 0JG) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% lower than the Canvey Island Central average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Road (SS8 0JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linden Way, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodhurst Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Long Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Grasmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cherry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Redwoods Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linden Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Almond Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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