Crime Rates at Claremont Close, Westcliff-on-sea, SS0 7UA

Claremont Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 59th highest crime rate of 523 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 Claremont Close (SS0 7UA) in the last 12 months was 236.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% lower 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 142.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Claremont Close (SS0 7UA), 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 Balmoral Road (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.