Total Crime Rate

161.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 161.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Buyl Avenue 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 Buyl Avenue (SS8 8DQ) 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 Buyl Avenue (SS8 8DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Genk Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Buyl Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jason Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessem Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Genk Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilversum Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Genk Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Genk Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Genk Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hilton Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Meppel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Antony Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Climmen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cropenburg Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cropenburg Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waarden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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