Crime Rates at Rainbow Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 8AF

Rainbow Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Canvey Island East , and the 76th 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 Rainbow Avenue (SS8 8AF) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rainbow Avenue (SS8 8AF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.