Total Crime Rate

104.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.2 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 104.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 86.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.8 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · 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 7th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Westborough , and the 178th highest crime rate of 523 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 9AZ) in the last 12 months was 104.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 86.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (SS0 9AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Balmoral Road. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 57 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 (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rayleigh Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenwood Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wenham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Carisbrooke Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carisbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carisbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carisbrooke Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Macdonald Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Macdonald Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hainault Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hainault Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hainault Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rayleigh Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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