Crime Rates at St James Close, Canvey Island, SS8 9NL

St James Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 42nd 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 St James Close (SS8 9NL) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Close (SS8 9NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haarlem Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Christophers Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.