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SS8Postcode district

SS8 crime rate and crime map

Recorded crime in SS8 is 1.2 times the Castle Point average and about the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 21%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.

Canvey Island, Castle Point. 38,569 residents in 25 neighbourhoods.

Safety in the UK
4/10Above average crime
Safety in the world
7/10Low crime
Living
6.3/10Fair
5-year change
−21%fewer crimes
vs the council
1.2×the Castle Point average
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Safety and Living

Safety

Crime severity: 1.2× the Castle Point average (about the England and Wales average)

Crime only, by how serious it is. Compared with every postcode district. Higher is safer.

Living

Based on schools, transport, health, supermarkets, weighted by importance. Crime is not part of it. Higher is better.

Neighbourhoods by Safety

Tested: 79% of scores were within 1 point of what happened next. How we test

Castle Point 011A: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeCastle Point 010A: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCastle Point 010B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCastle Point 008A: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeCastle Point 010C: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCastle Point 012A: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeCastle Point 012B: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeCastle Point 012C: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeCastle Point 009A: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeCastle Point 009B: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeCastle Point 008B: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeCastle Point 009C: Safety 9 out of 10, very low crimeCastle Point 009D: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeCastle Point 012D: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeCastle Point 011B: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCastle Point 011C: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeCastle Point 012E: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeCastle Point 011D: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeCastle Point 011E: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeCastle Point 010D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeCastle Point 008C: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeCastle Point 008D: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeCastle Point 008E: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeCastle Point 010E: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeCastle Point 010F: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crime
1 = least safe, 10 = safest. Grey: no score. Select a neighbourhood to open it on the map.

Crime over 5 years

Down 21% in 5 years Recorded crimes in SS8, anti-social behaviour left out.

Sep 2021 – Aug 2022: 3,232 crimesSep 2021 – Aug 20223,232Sep 2022 – Aug 2023: 3,105 crimesSep 2022 – Aug 20233,105Sep 2023 – Aug 2024: 2,552 crimesSep 2023 – Aug 20242,552Sep 2024 – Aug 2025: 2,438 crimesSep 2024 – Aug 20252,438Sep 2025 – Aug 2026: 2,559 crimesSep 2025 – Aug 20262,559

What is recorded

Crime severity: 1.2× the Castle Point average (about the England and Wales average). 74 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.

  • Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 69% of the harm here
  • Burglary: 10% of the harm here
  • Robbery: 5% of the harm here

"Violence and sexual offences" is 69% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.

Anti-social behaviour: 20 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.

Shops, transport, schools and health

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Scores use fixed distance bands, so they do not depend on other districts. Higher is better.

Supermarkets

Good accessScore 8 out of 10
  • Typical distance to a large supermarket: 1.5 km.
  • Sainsburys Canvey Island (Sainsburys), 600 m from the district centre
  • Morrisons Hadleigh Southend-On-Sea (Morrisons), 4.2 km from the district centre
  • Morrisons Long Road Canvey Island (Morrisons), 4.2 km from the district centre

Transport

Fair accessScore 5 out of 10
  • Typical number of bus stops within 400 m: 4.
  • Nearest railway station: Benfleet Rail Station, 3.8 km from the district centre
  • Nearest tram or metro stop: Upminster Underground Station, 37.8 km from the district centre

Schools

Fair schools nearbyScore 6 out of 10

Primary schools within 2 km

  • St Katherine's Church of England Primary School: Good (graded inspection, 2024), 90 m away
  • Winter Gardens Academy: Expected standard (report card, 2026), 130 m away
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery: Good (graded inspection, 2024), 240 m away
  • Canvey Primary School and Nursery: Good (graded inspection, 2023), 330 m away
  • Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy: Good (ungraded inspection, 2023), 340 m away

Secondary schools within 2 km

  • Castle View School: Requires improvement (graded inspection, 2023), 240 m away
  • The Cornelius Vermuyden School: Inadequate (graded inspection of the predecessor school, 2023), 260 m away

    Health

    Good accessScore 7 out of 10
    • Nearest GP surgery: THE COMMUNITY PRACTICE, 340 m from the district centre, CQC rating: Good, rated 2022
    • Nearest hospital with A&E: Southend University Hospital, 11.5 km from the district centre

    Crime by type

    Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.

    TypePer 1,000 a year
    Robbery0.8
    Burglary3.3
    Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences)34.5
    Drugs2.6
    Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons)0.7
    Other crime2.0
    Other theft5.2
    Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching)0.3
    Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into)4.1
    Criminal damage and arson (vandalism)9.0
    Public order6.9
    Bicycle theft0.7
    Shoplifting4.3

    How often crimes lead to a charge

    In SS8, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).

    Violence and sexual offences: 6% chargedCharged or summonsed: 6%Caution or other action: 9%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 69%No suspect identified: 13%Still open: 3%Criminal damage and arson: 3% chargedCharged or summonsed: 3%Caution or other action: 5%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 27%No suspect identified: 65%Still open: 1%Shoplifting: 13% chargedCharged or summonsed: 13%Caution or other action: 5%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 18%No suspect identified: 64%Still open: 1%Public order: 8% chargedCharged or summonsed: 8%Caution or other action: 6%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 53%No suspect identified: 32%Still open: 1%Other theft: 4% chargedCharged or summonsed: 4%Caution or other action: 4%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 29%No suspect identified: 61%Still open: 2%Vehicle crime: 4% chargedCharged or summonsed: 4%Caution or other action: 1%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 16%No suspect identified: 76%Still open: 3%Burglary: 16% chargedCharged or summonsed: 16%Caution or other action: 1%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 22%No suspect identified: 59%Still open: 1%Drugs: 24% chargedCharged or summonsed: 24%Caution or other action: 31%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 10%No suspect identified: 35%Other crime: 19% chargedCharged or summonsed: 19%Caution or other action: 6%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 56%No suspect identified: 11%Still open: 6%
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    TypeCrimesCharged or summonsedCaution or other actionSuspect found, not prosecutedNo suspect identifiedStill open
    Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences)1,1846%9%69%13%3%
    Criminal damage and arson (vandalism)2933%5%27%65%1%
    Shoplifting23113%5%18%64%1%
    Public order1828%6%53%32%1%
    Other theft1554%4%29%61%2%
    Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into)1184%1%16%76%3%
    Burglary7416%1%22%59%1%
    Drugs6824%31%10%35%0%
    Other crime6219%6%56%11%6%

    Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 2% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.

    Road collisions

    SS8, 2023 to 2025: 35 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 9.3 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 1 collision was fatal in those 3 years.

    0.9 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 26% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).

    Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

    Trend over the years

    Crime severity per resident (sentence-days of the crimes recorded each year). Hatched bars are years with fewer than twelve months of data for most residents.

    201614.5201711.9201815.9201916.4202015.7202115.9202216.7202315.5202411.9202512.7202614.3

    Last 12 months: 13.7 against a 10-year average of 14.7, 7% lower.

    Recorded crime in SS8 is 1.2 times the Castle Point average and about the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 21%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
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    Questions about crime in SS8

    Is SS8 a safe place to live?
    SS8 scores 4 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every postcode district in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.2 times the Castle Point average.
    Is crime going up or down in SS8?
    Down 21% over 5 years, from 3,232 recorded crimes a year to 2,559.
    What is the most common crime in SS8?
    The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 35 per 1,000 residents a year.
    How does crime in SS8 compare with Castle Point?
    Crime severity in SS8 is 1.2 times the Castle Point average.
    How often does crime lead to a charge in SS8?
    In SS8, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 34% were closed without a suspect being identified.
    How many burglaries are solved in SS8?
    Of 74 burglaries reported in SS8 between September 2024 and August 2025, 16% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 59% were closed with no suspect identified.

    Towns

    Council: Castle Point

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