Total Crime Rate

241.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 241.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Elm Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 7th 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 Elm Road (SS8 7AR) in the last 12 months was 241.4 per 1,000 residents and was 159.2% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 101.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Road (SS8 7AR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Elm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Venables Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adelsburg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelsburg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Road —
Apr 2026Public order Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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