Total Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

West Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in West Shoebury , and the 173rd lowest 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 West Road (SS3 9DR) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the West Shoebury average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (SS3 9DR), the main crime hotspot is near Grove Walk. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Fremantle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chelmer Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelmer Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stour Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaview Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westway Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westway Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Estuary Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jena Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jena Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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