Total Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lakeside Path area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 49th highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lakeside Path (SS8 9RX) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakeside Path (SS8 9RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hilversum Way, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Genk Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lakeside Path area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Genk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thielen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fenwick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Genk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meppel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Genk Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilversum Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thielen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Witterings Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilversum Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Genk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Genk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Genk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilversum Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Genk Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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