Total Crime Rate
165.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025London Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 94th 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 London Road (SS1 1NX) in the last 12 months was 165.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 102.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around London Road (SS1 1NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deeping, where police recorded 286 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (125 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Milton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Gordon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gordon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gordon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gordon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gordon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gordon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmer Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elmer Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Farringdon Service Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southend Victoria | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southend Victoria | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southend Victoria | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southend Victoria | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Baxter Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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