Crime Rates at Market Place, Southend-on-sea, SS1 1DA

Market Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 6th 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 Market Place (SS1 1DA) in the last 12 months was 1030.7 per 1,000 residents and was 246.1% higher 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 151 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 115.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 199 (≈ 469.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (SS1 1DA), the main crime hotspot is near Weston Road. Police recorded 218 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.