Total Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.9 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · 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 lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Westborough , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westborough Road (SS0 9PS) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westborough Road (SS0 9PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (25 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hainault Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Westcliff Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southview Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brightwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Electric Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Electric Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Electric Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Electric Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Electric Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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