Total Crime Rate

95.4 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 95.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Other theft 19.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 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

Link Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 44th 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 9UX) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% 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 12 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Link Road (SS8 9UX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silver Jubilee Mews, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broomfield Green (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Link Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenways —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Papenburg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fenwick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsinor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Broomfield Green Local resolution
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Data Sources

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