Total Crime Rate
60.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charfleets Close area has the 36th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 86th 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 Charfleets Close (SS8 0PW) in the last 12 months was 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charfleets Close (SS8 0PW), 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 | Vehicle crime | Tudor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Runwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Runwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Runwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St James Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | 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 | Other crime | Runwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Picketts | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michaels Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Village Hall Close | Under investigation |
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