Total Crime Rate

276.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

173.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 276.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 173.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hermitage Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 40th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hermitage Road (SS0 7NQ) in the last 12 months was 276.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 173.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hermitage Road (SS0 7NQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hermitage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Burglary San Remo Parade Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St. Vincents Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tower Court Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Court Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Gate Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Gate Mews —
Apr 2026Burglary Milton Gate Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Milton Gate Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Gate Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St. Vincents Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lydford Road —
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Data Sources

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