West Shoebury ward · Southend-on-Sea. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 14% here, compared with 26% across Southend-on-Sea (12.2 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 16% here, compared with 12% across Southend-on-Sea (4 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 24.8% here, compared with 27.2% across Southend-on-Sea (2.4 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for West Shoebury ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
743 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 521 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
West Shoebury ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 43 mapped crimes in September 2024; 59 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · West Shoebury
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
43
3
October 2024
37
2
November 2024
48
2
December 2024
30
2
January 2025
34
4
February 2025
30
0
March 2025
56
2
April 2025
47
2
May 2025
36
4
June 2025
51
7
July 2025
54
5
August 2025
55
3
September 2025
53
8
October 2025
46
1
November 2025
61
9
December 2025
50
3
January 2026
66
7
February 2026
45
2
March 2026
74
18
April 2026
57
11
May 2026
85
17
June 2026
73
8
July 2026
74
10
August 2026
59
15
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · West Shoebury
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
443
criminal damage arson
56
other theft
48
public order
47
shoplifting
40
vehicle crime
33
burglary
23
drugs
20
other crime
13
robbery
9
possession of weapons
6
bicycle theft
4
theft from the person
1
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
