Total Crime Rate

138.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.6 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 138.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • 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

Westborough Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Westborough , and the 124th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westborough Road (SS0 9DL) in the last 12 months was 138.5 per 1,000 residents and was 151.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westborough Road (SS0 9DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wenham Drive (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westborough Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Albion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Drugs Carisbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Burglary Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Road Formal action is not in the public interest
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 2026Criminal damage and arson London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Brightwell Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brightwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ramuz Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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