Crime Rates at Westminster Drive, Westcliff-on-sea, SS0 9SH

Westminster Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Westborough , and the 76th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westminster Drive (SS0 9SH) in the last 12 months was 192.6 per 1,000 residents and was 210.4% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 114.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westminster Drive (SS0 9SH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.