Crime Rate in Milton, ward

Milton has the highest crime rate of 17 wards in Southend-on-Sea district and the 99th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 6th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Milton in the last 12 months was 304.1 per 1,000 residents and was 171.2% higher than the Southend-on-Sea district average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Milton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,415 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 43 cases , down -23.2% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -23.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,774 (≈ 145.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Milton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 506 crimes here, including 260 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.