Total Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 16.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · 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 6th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Canvey Island Central , and the 50th 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 Link Road (SS8 9YT) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Link Road (SS8 9YT), 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Concord Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Jubilee Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prince William Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Broomfield Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Prince William Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elsinor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Silver Jubilee Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Ferrymead Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Somnes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferrymead —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Jubilee Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somnes Avenue —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chalk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chalk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Jubilee Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steli Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Jubilee Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary George Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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