Total Crime Rate
63.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charfleets Close area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 89th 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 63.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charfleets Close (SS8 0PW), 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 | Canvey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Canvey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Canvey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Picketts | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Runwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Runwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Runwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Runwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Runwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Runwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Canvey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michaels Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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