Westborough 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: 40% here, compared with 26% across Southend-on-Sea (13.9 percentage points higher).
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: 2% here, compared with 12% across Southend-on-Sea (9.4 percentage points lower).
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 65 or over: 10.4% here, compared with 19.1% across Southend-on-Sea (8.8 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
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 Westborough ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
590 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 649 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Westborough 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: 35 mapped crimes in September 2024; 67 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
28.451.274
September 2024August 2026
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Westborough
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
35
3
October 2024
52
3
November 2024
65
4
December 2024
55
1
January 2025
62
2
February 2025
68
3
March 2025
46
7
April 2025
47
4
May 2025
56
4
June 2025
53
7
July 2025
71
5
August 2025
39
3
September 2025
39
0
October 2025
41
2
November 2025
39
3
December 2025
56
0
January 2026
33
3
February 2026
54
5
March 2026
56
3
April 2026
41
5
May 2026
50
5
June 2026
53
13
July 2026
61
15
August 2026
67
12
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Westborough
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
336
other theft
49
vehicle crime
45
criminal damage arson
39
public order
35
other crime
19
burglary
16
drugs
11
shoplifting
11
possession of weapons
11
robbery
9
bicycle theft
8
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.
