Postcode · Canvey Island
Crime in SS8 9FA
How much crime is recorded in SS8 9FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Canvey Island Winter Gardens
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,587 (2024)
SS8 9FACanvey Island
How safe is SS8 9FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS8 9FA 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
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 9FANational
Burglary22.19.1
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Bicycle theft3.81.0
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.