Overview of Castle Point crime rate
Crime rating – low.
Castle Point ranks 23rd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 6154 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Castle Point has a population of 89587. This equates to a crime rate of 68.69 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 13.45 % compared to previous year.
Castle Point ranks 23rd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 6154 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Castle Point has a population of 89587. This equates to a crime rate of 68.69 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 13.45 % compared to previous year.
Most common crime types in Castle Point are Violence and sexual offences (39.2%) Anti-social behaviour (10.9%) Criminal damage and arson (9.3%) and least common crime types are Possession of weapons (1.0%) Bicycle theft (0.8%) Theft from the person (0.3%).
There are 14 wards in Castle Point. Wards with high crime rates are Canvey Island West (140.8), Canvey Island Central (111.8), Canvey Island Winter Gardens (93.8) . On the other end, safest wards are St Peter’s (Castle Point) (48.3), St George’s (Castle Point) (37.0), Cedar Hall (36.3) .
Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Castle Point, we see high crime rates in SS8 (89.6), SS6 (58.5), SS9 (53.0) . Safest postcode districts are SS6 (58.5), SS9 (53.0), SS7 (52.3) .
Castle Point crime incidents by crime type
A total of 6154 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 2413 (39.2)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 669 (10.9)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 574 (9.3)%
- Public order – 513 (8.3)%
- Vehicle crime – 450 (7.3)%
- Other theft – 436 (7.1)%
- Shoplifting – 335 (5.4)%
- Burglary – 221 (3.6)%
- Drugs – 176 (2.9)%
- Other crime – 167 (2.7)%
- Robbery – 69 (1.1)%
- Possession of weapons – 64 (1.0)%
- Bicycle theft – 51 (0.8)%
- Theft from the person – 16 (0.3)%
How does Castle Point compare against nearby areas ?
Castle Point ranks 23rd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Castle Point is compared against
Crime rates in Castle Point wards
There are 14 wards within Castle Point. Canvey Island West, Canvey Island Central, Canvey Island Winter Gardens has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 14 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for Castle Point wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Castle Point
There are 4 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Castle Point. Highest crime rates in SS8, SS6, SS9 .
- SS8 – 89.6
- SS6 – 58.5
- SS9 – 53.0
- SS7 – 52.3
Postcode districts in Castle Point
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