Total Crime Rate

135.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 135.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Other crime 17.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Western Road area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in West Leigh , and the 123rd 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 Western Road (SS9 2QY) in the last 12 months was 135.1 per 1,000 residents and was 278.5% higher than the West Leigh average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (SS9 2QY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Western Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Thames Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tattersall Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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