Postcode · Canvey Island
Crime in SS8 8ES
How much crime is recorded in SS8 8ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Canvey Island Newlands
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,538 (2024)
How safe is SS8 8ES
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS8 8ES area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 8ESNational
Violence and sexual offences26.823.6
Anti-social behaviour23.410.7
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Burglary6.49.1
Public order5.84.6
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.