Total Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Westborough , and the 186th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Road (SS0 9AY) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% higher than the Westborough average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (SS0 9AY), the main crime hotspot is near Hamlet Court Road. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 42 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Silverdale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hamlet Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rayleigh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Inverness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Balmoral Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hamlet Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glenwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Albion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wenham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ceylon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hamlet Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Claremont Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Balmoral Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Silverdale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamlet Court Road

Data Sources

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