Total Crime Rate

385.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.4 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 385.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 85.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.1 9/10
  • Other theft 26.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.5 9/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
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

London Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 32nd 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 London Road (SS0 7JJ) in the last 12 months was 385.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% higher 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 152.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SS0 7JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hamlet Court Road, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Balmoral Road (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carisbrooke Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Carisbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carisbrooke 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 Claremont Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Argyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summercourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Summercourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Argyll Road
Apr 2026Drugs Albion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Close

Data Sources

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