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

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 1LH) 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 1LH), 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.