Postcode · Canvey Island
Crime in SS8 0GF
How much crime is recorded in SS8 0GF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Canvey Island South West
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,181 (2024)
SS8 0GFCanvey Island
How safe is SS8 0GF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS8 0GF area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SS8 0GFNational
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Drugs2.32.4
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.34.6
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.