Total Crime Rate
38.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Parade area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 139th lowest 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 Church Parade (SS8 9RQ) in the last 12 months was 38.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Parade (SS8 9RQ), 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.
View Crime In Canvey Island Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Third Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Link Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Third Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Weald | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Chilterns | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Suffolk Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Suffolk Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Suffolk Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Suffolk Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Suffolk Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seventh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Link Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Link Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Benderloch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dinant Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dinant Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Benderloch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Benderloch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
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