Total Crime Rate
60.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rosberg Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Canvey Island East , and the 95th 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 Rosberg Road (SS8 8JZ) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rosberg Road (SS8 8JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Gafzelle Drive. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 37 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 | Winterswyk Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gafzelle Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Taranto Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Annes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Annes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Geylen Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stevens Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sheldon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Torsi Road | Under investigation |
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