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Most commonly reported crimes during Jun 2026

Violence and sexual offences
127
Anti-social behaviour
58
Other theft
22
Criminal damage and arson
20

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Month	Total	Percentage
Jul 2025	257	8.3%
Aug 2025	253	8.2%
Sep 2025	236	7.6%
Oct 2025	232	7.5%
Nov 2025	252	8.1%
Dec 2025	267	8.6%
Jan 2026	227	7.3%
Feb 2026	235	7.6%
Mar 2026	287	9.3%
Apr 2026	289	9.3%
May 2026	265	8.6%
Jun 2026	294	9.5%

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Local policing teams are groups of officers dedicated to serving the community. Teams are made up of officers based in the area, supported by additional officers from the wider area.

Teams work closely with local authorities, organisations, partners and residents to decide policing priorities. This helps teams find long-term solutions to local problems.

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Chief Inspector

Ganeshwaram Rasaratnam
Inspector

Dave Thompson
Sergeant

Benjamin Preston
Police Constable

James Goswell

Policing priorities

Priority:

Action taken:
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Working to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour across the district, with a focus on policing our night time economy.

Issued 30 June 2026

Action taken:

Reporting to Essex Police and using the essex safety.commonplace platform has helped us to focus our visibility within the right locations.
We are increasing patrols within the areas of Furtherwick Road, Foksville Road, Long Road, The Driveway and The Parkway on Canvey Island to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour and help people feel safer, especially at night.
Our priority is to make sure women and girls feel safe in public spaces.
Through Project Vigilant, we are deploying both plain clothes and uniformed officers in busy night-time areas. This allows us to spot and step in early if someone’s behaviour causes concern.
This visible and proactive approach helps prevent incidents, supports those who may feel vulnerable, and builds reassurance for residents and visitors.
We are committed to making our communities safer and more welcoming for everyone.
This remains in our priority and is in progress.

Actioned 30 June 2026
Priority:

We are working to make our public spaces safer in Castle Point, focusing on Canvey High Street and surrounding roads.

Issued 30 June 2026

Action taken:

We will work in close partnership with the local Community Safety Partnership at Castle Point Borough Council to focus on reported issues, such as anti-social behaviour around the Knightswick Centre and the one-way system on Canvey.
Our Officers are being directed to include patrols in this area as part of their daily deployments.
When offenders are identified, we will work closely with partner agencies to help those involved see how their actions are affecting others and prevent re-occurrence.
By focusing on early intervention and partnership working, we aim to keep our communities safer and confident.
This remains in our priority and is in progress.

Actioned 30 June 2026
Priority:

We are working to reduce anti-social behaviour.

Issued 30 June 2026

Action taken:

We are taking steps to reduce anti-social behaviour within key location across the district, as we understand how this can seriously affect quality of life.
We are therefore focusing our patrols within known hotspots using the latest intelligence.
This will include a variety of locations, including:
Roscommon Way, and surrounding roads in Canvey, also subject of a Public Space Protection Order.
South Benfleet shopping parade in Benfleet.
The Common green area and Thundersley Village in Thundersley.
The High Street, John Burrows Park, and the areas of Hadleigh castle, Hadleigh bike park, and the Salvation Army café farm in Hadleigh.
We will increase our visibility and will work to reduce matters and take enforcement where required. We will include our council partners to prevent issues from escalating and support victims and help resolve problems quickly.
This remains in our priority and is in progress.

Actioned 30 June 2026

Meetings and events

Let's Walk & Talk - Canvey Town Centre

4:00PM - 5:00PM, Sat 12 September 2026

Outside Knightswick Centre, Furtherwick Road, Canvey Island SS8 7AD

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Let's Walk & Talk - Canvey Town Centre

12:00PM - 1:00PM, Sat 10 October 2026

Outside Knightswick Centre, Furtherwick Road, Canvey Island SS8 7AD

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Let's Walk & Talk - Canvey Town Centre

12:00PM - 1:00PM, Sat 14 November 2026

Outside Knightswick Centre, Furtherwick Road, Canvey Island SS8 7AD

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Let's Walk & Talk - Canvey Town Centre

12:00PM - 1:00PM, Tue 01 December 2026

Outside Knightswick Centre, Furtherwick Road, Canvey Island SS8 7AD

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