Total Crime Rate

236.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 236.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 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 West Road (SS0 9DA) 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 West Road (SS0 9DA), 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cranley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Inverness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Inverness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Inverness Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenwood Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Argyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Argyll Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Cranley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hainault Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamlet Court Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hainault Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hainault Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Brightwell Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ramuz Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brightwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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