Total Crime Rate
144.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Runwell Terrace area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 115th 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 Runwell Terrace (SS1 1HA) in the last 12 months was 144.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Runwell Terrace (SS1 1HA), the main crime hotspot is near Princes Street. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Southend-On-Sea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Clifftown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devereux Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Devereux Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gordon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Lane | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Lane | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cashiobury Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prittlewell Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamlet Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamlet Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamlet Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hamlet Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamlet Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamlet Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Princes Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devereux Road | Under investigation |
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