Total Crime Rate

209.2 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 209.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.1 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ash Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 15th 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 Ash Road (SS8 7EA) in the last 12 months was 209.2 per 1,000 residents and was 111.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 266.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Road (SS8 7EA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ash Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Oak Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meynell Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Venables Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atherstone Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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