Total Crime Rate
49.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harvest Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 115th 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 Harvest Road (SS8 9PD) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary 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 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harvest Road (SS8 9PD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 42 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 | Griffin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stuart Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stuart Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linde Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Short Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Short Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Short Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Short Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Short Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elder Tree Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Adelsburg Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Adelsburg Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wessem Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Knightswick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cropenburg Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cropenburg Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vaulx Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Antony Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Climmen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jason Close | Under investigation |
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