Crime Rates at Elderton Road, Westcliff-on-sea, SS0 8AQ

Elderton Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 60th 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 Elderton Road (SS0 8AQ) in the last 12 months was 226.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% higher than the Chalkwell average (149.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 122.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elderton Road (SS0 8AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anerley Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ditton Court Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.