Total Crime Rate

119.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

London Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Westborough , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (SS0 9PA) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 92.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SS0 9PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 509 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chadwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ronald Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ronald Park Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hildaville Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hildaville Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hildaville Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fleetwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fleetwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fleetwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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