Crime Rates at Inverness Avenue, Westcliff-on-sea, SS0 9DY

Inverness Avenue 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 Inverness Avenue (SS0 9DY) 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 Inverness Avenue (SS0 9DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claremont Road, where police recorded 39 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.