Total Crime Rate
80.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026West Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 227th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around West Road (SS0 9DD) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Road (SS0 9DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 316 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Victoria| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Inverness Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliff Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliff Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliff Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cliff Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avebury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avebury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Salisbury Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliff Avenue | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sunlight Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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