Total Crime Rate

8.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 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
  • 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Dovervelt Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Canvey Island East , and the 16th lowest 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 Dovervelt Road (SS8 8DX) in the last 12 months was 8.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Dovervelt Road (SS8 8DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Essex Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nordland Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dovervelt Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Nordland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Chamberlain Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gills Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strasbourg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camperdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nordland Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Aylett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Twyzel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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