Total Crime Rate

119.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ceylon Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ceylon Road (SS0 7HP) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -92.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -92.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ceylon Road (SS0 7HP), the main crime hotspot is near Hamlet Court Road. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ceylon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Albion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Anerley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamlet Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anerley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ditton Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ditton Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamlet Court Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Preston Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hamlet Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Claremont Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Claremont Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Preston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Preston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Preston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burdett Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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