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Crime in Castle Point by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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1,638crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+7%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Hadleighlowest rate50.3 per 1,000 a year
56.3middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: South Benfleet (2%), Benfleet (4%) and Canvey Island (4%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Canvey IslandSS8 · 38,323 residents 89.1▲ 4%violence
2Winter GardensSS8 · 13,877 residents 87.3▲ 14%violence
3Leigh BeckSS8 · 13,495 residents 56.3▲ 8%violence
4BenfleetSS7 · 33,495 residents 51.5▲ 4%violence
5South BenfleetSS7 · 11,096 residents 50.5▲ 2%violence
6HadleighSS7 · 28,621 residents 50.3▲ 25%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Castle Point have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Hadleigh, South Benfleet, Benfleet, Leigh Beck and Winter Gardens.

Which areas of Castle Point have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Canvey Island, Winter Gardens, Leigh Beck, Benfleet and South Benfleet.

Is crime going up or down in Castle Point?

Across Castle Point, 1,638 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 7% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.