Total Crime Rate
82.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Valkyrie Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 215th highest crime rate of 530 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 Valkyrie Road (SS0 8AP) in the last 12 months was 82.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Valkyrie Road (SS0 8AP), 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.
View Crime In Milton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamlet Court Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hamlet Court Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hamlet Court Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hamlet Court Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Anerley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Anerley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamlet Court Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamlet Court Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamlet Court Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anerley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anerley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Albion Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elderton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elderton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elderton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elderton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hamlet Court Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hamlet Court Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Claremont Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Claremont Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Claremont Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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