Total Crime Rate

224.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 224.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.9 10/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Gafzelle Drive area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Canvey Island East , and the 11th 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 Gafzelle Drive (SS8 7NA) in the last 12 months was 224.0 per 1,000 residents and was 335.7% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 165.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 155.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gafzelle Drive (SS8 7NA), the main crime hotspot is near Gafzelle Drive. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Canvey Island East

Crime Over Time in Gafzelle Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gafzelle Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Annes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temptin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheldon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gafzelle Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gafzelle Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gafzelle Drive Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 8 of 8

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑