Total Crime Rate
678.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
274.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bramble 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gills Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunningdale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlain Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Herbert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Chamberlain Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aylett Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hilbery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Venables Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Aylett Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | May Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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