Crime Rates at Genk Close, Canvey Island, SS8 9UY

Genk Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 50th highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Genk Close (SS8 9UY) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Genk Close (SS8 9UY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hilversum Way, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Genk Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.