Total Crime Rate

506.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

228.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 506.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 228.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 168.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.0 10/10
  • Drugs 47.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 39.4 8/10
  • Other theft 34.1 10/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
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

High Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 20th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (SS1 1JN) in the last 12 months was 506.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% higher 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 228.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SS1 1JN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Warrior Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichester Road
Apr 2026Burglary Chichester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chichester Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chichester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chichester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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