Total Crime Rate

353.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 353.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 226.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 69.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.6 10/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterside Cottages area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 4th 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 Waterside Cottages (SS8 0QS) in the last 12 months was 353.6 per 1,000 residents and was 279.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 69.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

Crime Over Time in Waterside Cottages area

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Data Sources

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