Crime Rates at Westborough Road, Westcliff-on-sea, SS0 9DL

Westborough Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Westborough , and the 100th highest crime rate of 530 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 155.8 per 1,000 residents and was 151.2% higher than the Westborough average (62.0 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 , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% 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 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highfield Crescent (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.