Total Crime Rate

144.8 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 144.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Other crime 16.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cossington Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 106th highest crime rate of 530 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 Cossington Road (SS0 7NJ) in the last 12 months was 144.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (β‰ˆ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cossington Road (SS0 7NJ), 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 Cossington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Preston Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamlet Court Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamlet Court Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamlet Court Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamlet Court Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Hamlet Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Palmeira Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Holland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hamlet Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hamlet Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamlet Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmeira Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shorefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Preston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Preston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Preston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shorefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shorefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shorefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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