Total Crime Rate

80.7 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 80.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 35.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Sussex Way area has the 24th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 57th 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 Sussex Way (SS8 9XE) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% 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 Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Way (SS8 9XE), 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 Thielen Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sussex Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fenwick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Papenburg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thielen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thielen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meppel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Witterings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Walk Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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