Crime Rates at High Street, Southend-on-sea, SS1 1JF

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (SS1 1JF) in the last 12 months was 2272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 647.3% higher than the Milton average (304.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 217 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 267 (≈ 837.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SS1 1JF), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 357 crimes here, including 189 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.