Total Crime Rate
18.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Odessa Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Canvey Island East , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Odessa Road (SS8 7ER) in the last 12 months was 18.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% lower than the Canvey Island East average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Odessa Road (SS8 7ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whiteways, where police recorded 14 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 | Other theft | Hilbery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | May Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maurice Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Road | Under investigation |
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