Crime Rates at Cliff Avenue, Westcliff-on-sea, SS0 7AJ

Cliff Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 21st highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cliff Avenue (SS0 7AJ) in the last 12 months was 493.4 per 1,000 residents and was 99.9% higher than the Victoria average (246.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 124 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 136 (≈ 358.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cliff Avenue (SS0 7AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Balmoral Road, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.