Total Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Helens Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 107th 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 St Helens Road (SS0 7LF) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% 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 ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helens Road (SS0 7LF), the main crime hotspot is near Hamlet Court Road. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Helens Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hamlet Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burdett Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Summercourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Summercourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summercourt Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Balmoral Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Balmoral Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burdett Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Summercourt Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Burglary Burdett Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wickford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wickford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson San Remo Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Summercourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Summercourt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milton Gate Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamlet Court Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St. Vincents Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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