Total Crime Rate
126.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026London Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Westborough , and the 146th highest crime rate of 523 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 126.9 per 1,000 residents and was 130.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% 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 560 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Westborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Georges Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Georges Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hildaville Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hildaville Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chadwick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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