Total Crime Rate

241.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 241.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.7 9/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ditton Court Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 54th highest crime rate of 523 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 241.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% lower than the Milton average (304.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 148.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ditton Court Road (SS0 7HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anerley Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ditton Court Road (32 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditton Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cotswold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Argyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Argyll Road
Apr 2026Other crime Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Genesta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Holland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Finchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meteor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cranley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meteor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meteor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Meteor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Palmerston Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Satanita Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Satanita Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Satanita Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Genesta Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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