Crime Rate in Milton, ward

Milton has the highest crime rate of 17 wards in Southend-on-Sea district and the 112th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 7th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Milton in the last 12 months was 297.8 per 1,000 residents and was 174.6% higher than the Southend-on-Sea district average (108.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Milton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,358 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 47 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 27.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -14.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,734 (≈ 142.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Milton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 462 crimes here, including 228 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.