Crime Rates at Third Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 9SU

Third Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 14th 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 Third Avenue (SS8 9SU) in the last 12 months was 217.3 per 1,000 residents and was 119.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 102.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Third Avenue (SS8 9SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Second Avenue, where police recorded 60 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.