Total Crime Rate

281.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 281.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 62.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 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

Westborough Road area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Westborough , and the 37th 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 9JF) in the last 12 months was 281.8 per 1,000 residents and was 354.2% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 129.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westborough Road (SS0 9JF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Westborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brightwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookside Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glenwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Inverness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hainault Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westcliff Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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