Canvey Island Leigh Beck
Middle areaSouth east Castle Point. 8,186 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Canvey Island Leigh Beck live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Canvey Island Leigh Beck
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Canvey Island Leigh Beck at a rate of 61.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 62.3 per 1,000 people across Castle Point.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 251 |
| Other crime | 88 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 60 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 47 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Canvey Island Leigh Beck compares
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Is Canvey Island Leigh Beck safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Canvey Island Leigh Beck at a rate of 61.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 62.3 per 1,000 people across Castle Point.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Canvey Island Leigh Beck.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (251), other crime (88) and anti-social behaviour (60).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Castle Point
These figures are published for the whole of Castle Point, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Castle Point and not Canvey Island Leigh Beck alone. See Castle Point
Canvey Island Leigh Beck in brief
The median price paid for a home in Canvey Island Leigh Beck was £315,000 in 2025.
Canvey Island Leigh Beck had 8,365 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Canvey Island Leigh Beck live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Canvey Island Leigh Beck, 70.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.