Crime Rates at Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff-on-sea, SS0 7LJ

Hamlet Court 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 Hamlet Court Road (SS0 7LJ) 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 Hamlet Court Road (SS0 7LJ), 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.