Total Crime Rate
242.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elmer Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 50th highest crime rate of 530 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 Elmer Avenue (SS1 1NB) in the last 12 months was 242.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% lower 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 116.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elmer Avenue (SS1 1NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 340 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (151 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Milton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Deeping | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Deeping | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southend Victoria | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southend Victoria | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southend Victoria | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southend Victoria | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Deeping | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Deeping | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Deeping | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Deeping | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Deeping | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Deeping | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Deeping | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Deeping | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Deeping | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Deeping | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deeping | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Road | Under investigation |
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