Total Crime Rate
87.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Christophers Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 56th highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Christophers Close (SS8 9NG) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Christophers Close (SS8 9NG), the main crime hotspot is near Second Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haarlem Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Christophers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haarlem Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haarlem Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haarlem Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haarlem Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Limberg Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michaels Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Limberg Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Christophers Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lukes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Lukes Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyke Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Under investigation |
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