Total Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 118.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Seaforth Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 159th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seaforth Road (SS0 7SH) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 76.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaforth Road (SS0 7SH), the main crime hotspot is near Ditton Court Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seaforth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditton Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Holland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditton Court Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditton Court Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditton Court Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Seaforth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcliff Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcliff Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Palmeira Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmeira Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leonard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Palmerston Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meteor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meteor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meteor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Meteor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ditton Court Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ditton Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditton Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmeira Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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