Crime Rates at Link Road, Canvey Island, SS8 9JW

Link Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 87th highest 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 Link Road (SS8 9JW) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Link Road (SS8 9JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Second Avenue, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Third Avenue (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.