Crime Rates at Central Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 9QR

Central Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 12th highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Central Avenue (SS8 9QR) in the last 12 months was 223.5 per 1,000 residents and was 125.6% higher 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 161.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Avenue (SS8 9QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Third Avenue, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Guiberts Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.