Total Crime Rate
722.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charfleets Road area has the highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 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 Charfleets Road (SS8 0PQ) in the last 12 months was 722.4 per 1,000 residents and was 629.2% higher than the Canvey Island Central average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 97.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charfleets Road (SS8 0PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Runwood Road. Police recorded 196 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Canvey Island Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Runwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Runwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Runwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Runwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Runwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Runwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Runwood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Picketts | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St James Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Runwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Runwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Runwood Road | Under investigation |
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