Total Crime Rate

162.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 162.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Zelham Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Canvey Island East , and the 24th 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 Zelham Drive (SS8 7QR) in the last 12 months was 162.0 per 1,000 residents and was 183.6% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 98.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Zelham Drive (SS8 7QR), the main crime hotspot is near Silverpoint Marine. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Zelham Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Point Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wall Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverpoint Marine Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverpoint Marine Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverpoint Marine Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bommel Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bommel Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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