Total Crime Rate

134.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 134.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairfax Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Westborough , and the 124th highest crime rate of 530 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 134.5 per 1,000 residents and was 116.7% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfax Drive (SS0 9EN), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 112 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Highfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westcliff Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Springfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brightwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookside Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
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Data Sources

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