Total Crime Rate

228.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.3 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 228.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Waalwyk Drive area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Canvey Island East , and the 9th 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 Waalwyk Drive (SS8 8BL) in the last 12 months was 228.7 per 1,000 residents and was 300.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 85.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waalwyk Drive (SS8 8BL), 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.

Crime Over Time in Waalwyk Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Namur Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elder Tree Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adelsburg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Knightswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelsburg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Short Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Short Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunningdale —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Short Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Antony Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Short Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessem Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jason Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffin Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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