Total Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 73.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 33rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 69th highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Link Road (SS8 9UA) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Link Road (SS8 9UA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silver Jubilee Mews, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broomfield Green (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Link Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somnes Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Somnes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Jubilee Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steli Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Jubilee Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elsinor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Silver Jubilee Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Concord Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Prince William Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Jubilee Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary George Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prince William Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferrymead —
Apr 2026Robbery Ferrymead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Budna Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Broomfield Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Budna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Jubilee Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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