Total Crime Rate

163.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.6 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 163.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.3 10/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Fairfax Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Westborough , and the 94th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairfax Drive (SS0 9EN) in the last 12 months was 163.9 per 1,000 residents and was 197.5% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 96.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfax Drive (SS0 9EN), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 110 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfax Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcliff Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcliff Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westcliff Park Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcliff Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brightwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brightwell Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chase Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chase Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcliff Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chase Gardens Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Highfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beedell Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beedell Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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