Total Crime Rate

678.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

274.5 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 678.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 274.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 217.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 211.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 88.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.1 10/10
  • Public order 50.5 10/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 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

Bramble Road area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 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 Bramble Road (SS8 7EB) in the last 12 months was 678.2 per 1,000 residents and was 628.3% 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 68.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 274.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bramble Road (SS8 7EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hilbery Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bramble Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gills Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunningdale
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Chamberlain Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Road
Apr 2026Other theft Hilbery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Venables Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Aylett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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