Total Crime Rate

170.2 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 170.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Other crime 20.9 10/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • 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 · 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 5th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Westborough , and the 90th 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 Westborough Road (SS0 9JQ) in the last 12 months was 170.2 per 1,000 residents and was 174.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 71.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westborough Road (SS0 9JQ), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Silverdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Silverdale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Silverdale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Albion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wenham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary West Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brightwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranley Avenue 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Inverness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glenwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hainault Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft West Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Westcliff Park Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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