Total Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 44.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ramuz Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Westborough , and the 203rd lowest 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 Ramuz Drive (SS0 9JH) in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ramuz Drive (SS0 9JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westcliff Park Drive (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ramuz Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Fielding Way Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cranley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fielding Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Electric Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Electric Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Electric Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcliff Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hainault Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcliff Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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 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 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westborough Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hainault Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hainault Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Westborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ramuz Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairfax Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Inverness Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Inverness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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