Total Crime Rate

225.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 225.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.4 10/10
  • Public order 35.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ditton Court Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 60th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ditton Court Road (SS0 7HF) in the last 12 months was 225.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% lower than the Milton average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 154.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ditton Court Road (SS0 7HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meteor Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ditton Court Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ditton Court Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Preston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Palmeira Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmeira Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmeira Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Meteor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ditton Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Valkyrie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Preston Road
Sep 2025Public order Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Preston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meteor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leonard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Seaforth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Preston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valkyrie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valkyrie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Palmerston Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anerley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elderton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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