Crime Rates at Westgate, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-sea, SS3 9BT

Westgate area has the 11th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Shoeburyness , and the 140th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westgate (SS3 9BT) in the last 12 months was 120.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% higher than the Shoeburyness average (83.8 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate (SS3 9BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westgate, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Walk (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.