Total Crime Rate
481.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
110.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charfleets Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charfleets Road (SS8 0PQ) in the last 12 months was 481.6 per 1,000 residents and was 417.2% 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 Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 110.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charfleets Road (SS8 0PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Runwood Road. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Runwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Runwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Runwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Runwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Picketts | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Canvey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Canvey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Canvey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Canvey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Runwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyke Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Runwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Runwood Road | Under investigation |
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