Total Crime Rate

98.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Alexandra Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 186th 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 Alexandra Road (SS1 1HB) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (SS1 1HB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Alexandra Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Princes Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cashiobury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prittlewell Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamlet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St. Vincents Mews
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St. Vincents Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamlet Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamlet Road

Data Sources

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