Essex Police

Crime in Westcliff

Street-level crime statistics for Westcliff based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 4,142 crimes in last 12 months

5 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

4,142 Crimes (last 12 months)

↑21.2% vs Previous 12 Months

5/100 Safety Score

38.7% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 4,142 total crimes recorded in Westcliff

Violent Crime

1,531

↑8%

Shoplifting

839

↑169%

Vehicle Crime

314

↑9%

Anti-Social Behaviour

277

↑9%

Criminal Damage & Arson

268

↑12%

Other Theft

217

Public Order

215

Burglary

150

Drugs

106

↑12%

Other Crime

↓14%

Bicycle Theft

↑55%

Possession of Weapons

↑37%

Robbery

Theft from Person

↓55%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Westcliff

310

02/23

352

03/23

321

04/23

326

05/23

306

06/23

362

07/23

312

08/23

310

09/23

330

10/23

268

11/23

343

12/23

275

01/24

289

02/24

329

03/24

261

04/24

273

05/24

267

06/24

269

07/24

320

08/24

237

09/24

326

10/24

281

11/24

276

12/24

290

01/25

321

02/25

366

03/25

361

04/25

344

05/25

429

06/25

439

07/25

395

08/25

267

09/25

319

10/25

332

11/25

285

12/25

284

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Westcliff (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Westcliff

January 2026 284 crimes December 2025 285 crimes November 2025 332 crimes October 2025 319 crimes September 2025 267 crimes August 2025 395 crimes July 2025 439 crimes June 2025 429 crimes May 2025 344 crimes April 2025 361 crimes March 2025 366 crimes February 2025 321 crimes January 2025 290 crimes December 2024 276 crimes November 2024 281 crimes October 2024 326 crimes September 2024 237 crimes August 2024 320 crimes July 2024 269 crimes June 2024 267 crimes May 2024 273 crimes April 2024 261 crimes March 2024 329 crimes February 2024 289 crimes January 2024 275 crimes December 2023 343 crimes November 2023 268 crimes October 2023 330 crimes September 2023 310 crimes August 2023 312 crimes July 2023 362 crimes June 2023 306 crimes May 2023 326 crimes April 2023 321 crimes March 2023 352 crimes February 2023 310 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Essex Police

Bocking and Braintree Braintree Central Halstead North Witham South Dunmow and Felsted Saffron Walden Clavering and Thaxted Uttlesford South Chelmsford South Chelmsford Town Chelmsford West North Chelmsford South Woodham Ferrers Maldon Purleigh Southminster Colchester Rural North Colchester Rural South Colchester Town East Colchester Town West Brightlingsea and St Osyth Clacton Frinton, Thorpe-le-Soken and Walton Harwich and Manningtree Basildon Billericay Pitsea Wickford Benfleet Canvey Hadleigh Thundersley Hockley and Hullbridge Rayleigh Rochford, Ashingdon and Canewdon Wakering Eastwood and Leigh Southend Central Southend East Brentwood North Brentwood South Brentwood Town Centre Hutton and Shenfield Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell Debden and Loughton Epping and Ongar Waltham Abbey Harlow Town Centre Netteswell Old Harlow Staple Tye Aveley and Ockendon Corringham, Orsett and Stanford-le-Hope Chafford Hundred and Grays Chadwell St Mary and Tilbury View all Essex Police neighbourhoods

Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.