Total Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 32.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 22.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Firs area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 109th lowest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Firs (SS8 9TW) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Firs (SS8 9TW), the main crime hotspot is near West Crescent. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Firs area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Concord Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helmsdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Budna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Budna Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steli Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Broomfield Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Parade —
Apr 2026Robbery Ferrymead Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferrymead —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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