What is the crime rate in castle point?

As of March 2026, castle point has an annual crime rate of 56.09 per 1,000 residents, based on 500 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does castle point rank nationally for crime?

castle point ranks #269 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in castle point?

The most common crime type in castle point is Violence & Sexual Offences with 225 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 45.0% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Essex Police Police

castle point Crime Intelligence Report

castle point recorded 500 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 5.58 per 1,000 residents. This places castle point at #269 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 17.9% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 5.5% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

500

trending_up +17.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

56.09per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#46of 330

Top 15% Safest UK

Essex

#3rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Crime Incident

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 8 Public order: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 5	8
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Vehicle crime: 2	5
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 8	8
On or near Winter Gardens Path Map	Anti-social behaviour: 7	7
On or near Petrol Station Map	Violence and sexual offences: 7	7
On or near Runwood Road Map	Shoplifting: 3 Other theft: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 2	3
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 6	6
On or near Haarlem Road Map	Anti-social behaviour: 6	6
On or near Petrol Station Map	Other theft: 6	6
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 6	6

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

500 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

225

45.0%

Anti-social Behaviour

16.0%

Criminal Damage & Arson

8.2%

Shoplifting

5.6%

Public Order

5.4%

Other Theft

5.2%

Vehicle Crime

3.8%

Other Crime

3.2%

Drug Offences

2.8%

Burglary

2.0%

Weapons Possession

1.4%

Bicycle Theft

0.6%

Robbery

0.4%

Theft from Person

0.4%

Stop & Search

March 2026

1,156

Total Stops

15.6%

Arrest Rate

Neighbourhoods

Outcome

A no further action disposal780

Community resolution184

Arrest180

Summons / charged by post7

Caution (simple or conditional)5

Gender

Male906

Female168

Other1

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

77.1%

White

11.0%

Black

6.0%

Mixed

4.1%

Asian

1.8%

Other

Stop & search data published by Essex Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

14 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Canvey Island West	61	90.7
2	Canvey Island South	71	83.8
3	Canvey Island Winter Gardens	47	71.3
4	Canvey Island Central	37	70.3
5	Canvey Island North	47	57.7

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	St George's	21	3.6
shield	Cedar Hall	16	2.5
shield	St James	18	2.6
shield	St Peter's	26	4.0
shield	Victoria	29	4.4

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +17.9%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +5.5%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.7%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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