Canvey

Working to reduce crime and safeguard vulnerable people, with a focus on policing our night time economy.

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.

We are working to reduce anti-social behaviour.

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 the Knightswick Centre and the surrounding one-way system and Roscommon Way, and adjacent roads in Canvey, also subject of a Public Space Protection Order.
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.