Total Crime Rate
58.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Voorburg Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Canvey Island East , and the 101st highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Voorburg Road (SS8 7RL) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% 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 7 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 ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Voorburg Road (SS8 7RL), the main crime hotspot is near Nordland Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Telese Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stevens Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Torsi Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Geylen Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nordland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nordland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Telese Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Taranto Road | Under investigation |
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