Total Crime Rate

506.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 204.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 102.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 39.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Drugs 26.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 18.4 9/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 18th highest crime rate of 530 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 1LH) in the last 12 months was 506.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% 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 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 91 (≈ 238.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SS1 1LH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 318 crimes here, including 160 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
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Other crime High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs High Street Local resolution

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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