Total Crime Rate

192.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 192.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Road area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Westborough , and the 75th 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 West Road (SS0 9AU) in the last 12 months was 192.0 per 1,000 residents and was 248.6% higher than the Westborough average (55.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (SS0 9AU), the main crime hotspot is near Hamlet Court Road. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cranley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamlet Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Inverness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Inverness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Albion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamlet Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Brightwell Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hainault Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamlet Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ramuz Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cranley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cranley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brightwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beedell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beedell Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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