Total Crime Rate

197.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 197.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Atherstone Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Canvey Island East , and the 18th 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 Atherstone Close (SS8 7DG) in the last 12 months was 197.1 per 1,000 residents and was 283.4% higher than the Canvey Island East average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 129.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atherstone Close (SS8 7DG), the main crime hotspot is near Furtherwick Close. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Atherstone Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furtherwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atherstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furtherwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Furtherwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meynell Avenue —
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Data Sources

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