Total Crime Rate

350.7 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 350.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 191.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.9 10/10
  • Public order 29.0 10/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Robbery 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Waterside Cottages area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 75 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 350.7 per 1,000 residents and was 254.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Waterside Cottages area

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Data Sources

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