Total Crime Rate
138.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westborough 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.
View Crime In Westborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Macdonald Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Albion Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wenham Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Carisbrooke Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carisbrooke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Carisbrooke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Macdonald Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Macdonald Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | West Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Claremont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hainault Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hainault Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hainault Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Highfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brightwell Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brightwell Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ramuz Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Local resolution |
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