Total Crime Rate

722.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 722.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 351.2 10/10
  • Other theft 87.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.2 10/10
  • Public order 30.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.1 10/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canvey 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 Canvey Road (SS8 0QB) 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 Canvey Road (SS8 0QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Christophers Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canvey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tudor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michaels Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Picketts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St James Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Village Hall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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