Total Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milton Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 230th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Road (SS0 7JP) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (SS0 7JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cliff Avenue, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milton Gate Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summercourt Road
Sep 2025Burglary Summercourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Summercourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Summercourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Summercourt Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Summercourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St. Vincents Mews
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Gate Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Gate Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Gate Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Milton Gate Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliff Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westcliff Parade
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Court Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliff Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliff Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Milton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Milton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Trinity Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summercourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Balmoral Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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