Crime Rates at St Helens Road, Westcliff-on-sea, SS0 7LA

St Helens Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 88th 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 Helens Road (SS0 7LA) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helens Road (SS0 7LA), 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.