Crime Rates at Balmoral Road, Westcliff-on-sea, SS0 7DG

Balmoral Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 45th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balmoral Road (SS0 7DG) in the last 12 months was 257.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% higher than the Victoria average (234.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 154.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Road (SS0 7DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cliff Avenue, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.