Total Crime Rate

128.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.6 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 128.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Westborough Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Westborough , and the 141st highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westborough Road (SS0 9JG) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 133.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Westborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcliff Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hainault Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hainault Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Brightwell Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brightwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westcliff Park Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcliff Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcliff Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcliff Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cranley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ramuz Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beedell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beedell Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hainault Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beedell Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenwood Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Drugs Inverness Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Inverness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Inverness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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