Total Crime Rate
95.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Link Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 46th 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 Link Road (SS8 9JU) in the last 12 months was 95.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Link Road (SS8 9JU), the main crime hotspot is near Third Avenue. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sixth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Weald | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Guiberts Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dinant Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dinant Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dinant Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Weald | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Weald | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Weald | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Weald | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maple Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Third Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Third Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seventh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Seventh Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Miramar Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dinant Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Suffolk Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Suffolk Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cherry Close | Local resolution |
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