Total Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 85.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 64.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ceylon Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 218th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ceylon Road (SS0 7HP) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ceylon Road (SS0 7HP), the main crime hotspot is near Hamlet Court Road. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 44 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditton Court Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cranley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Carisbrooke Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamlet Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamlet Court Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Albion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carisbrooke Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Claremont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamlet Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamlet Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamlet Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Court Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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