Total Crime Rate

223.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 223.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 76.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 7th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 10th highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Long Road (SS8 0JL) in the last 12 months was 223.3 per 1,000 residents and was 139.8% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -29.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Road (SS8 0JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stuart Close, where police recorded 48 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.

Crime Over Time in Long Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haron Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stuart Close —
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Convent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Paarl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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