Total Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 70.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

London Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 252nd highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (SS1 1PQ) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SS1 1PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 212 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St. Vincents Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamlet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St. Vincents Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamlet Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Gate Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Milton Gate Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Milton Gate Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Gate Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Gate Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamlet Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Princes Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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