Total Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Point Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Canvey Island East , and the 118th 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 Point Road (SS8 7RT) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Point Road (SS8 7RT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Point Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Gafzelle Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheldon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Zealand Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gafzelle Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Gafzelle Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temptin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Henson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gafzelle Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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