Crime Rates at Heeswyk Road, Canvey Island, SS8 8ET

Heeswyk Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Canvey Island East , and the 98th 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 Heeswyk Road (SS8 8ET) in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heeswyk Road (SS8 8ET), 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.