Total Crime Rate

73.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Westbury Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 239th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westbury Road (SS2 4DW) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower than the St. Luke's average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbury Road (SS2 4DW), the main crime hotspot is near Stromness Place. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stornoway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selwyn Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilfracombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lonsdale Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stromness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seaforth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grovelands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grovelands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Grovelands Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grovelands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bellevue Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime North Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stromness Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Ferndale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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