Total Crime Rate

153.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 153.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Link Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 26th 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 Link Road (SS8 9SB) in the last 12 months was 153.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Link Road (SS8 9SB), the main crime hotspot is near Third Avenue. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Link Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Weald Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Cherry Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Weald —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Guiberts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Suffolk Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Third Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dinant Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dinant Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dinant Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dinant Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Maple Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Weald Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Weald Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Weald Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seventh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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