Crime Rates at Osborne Road, Westcliff-on-sea, SS0 7DW

Osborne Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 31st 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 Osborne Road (SS0 7DW) in the last 12 months was 386.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 274.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Road (SS0 7DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hamlet Court Road, where police recorded 115 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.