Total Crime Rate
161.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
108.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gennep Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 25th 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 Gennep Road (SS8 8DB) in the last 12 months was 161.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% higher than the Canvey Island Central average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 108.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gennep Road (SS8 8DB), the main crime hotspot is near Griffin Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Griffin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Short Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Short Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Climmen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Short Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Short Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Short Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Antony Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jason Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wessem Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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