Crime Rates at West Road, Westcliff-on-sea, SS0 9DH

West Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 88th highest crime rate of 530 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 9DH) in the last 12 months was 178.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% higher than the Prittlewell average (127.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 104.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (SS0 9DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 270 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cliff Avenue (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.