Total Crime Rate
42.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Seaview Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Canvey Island East , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Seaview Road (SS8 7PD) in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Seaview Road (SS8 7PD), the main crime hotspot is near Gafzelle Drive. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Parade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seaview Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seaview Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winterswyk Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sheldon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gafzelle Drive | Under investigation |
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