Total Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

St Johns Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 523 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 St Johns Road (SS0 7JY) in the last 12 months was 30.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.1% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (SS0 7JY), 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 St Johns Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Gate Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Court Road Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Hamlet Court Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamlet Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Leonard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Milton Gate Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Albion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Milton Gate Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Gate Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Gate Mews
Apr 2026Theft from the person Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summercourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Summercourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trinity Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Trinity Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcliff Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Road

Data Sources

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