Crime Rates at Dovervelt Road, Canvey Island, SS8 8EJ

Dovervelt Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 111th highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dovervelt Road (SS8 8EJ) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% lower than the Canvey Island Central average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovervelt Road (SS8 8EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hernen Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Namur Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.