Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 87.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ashburnham Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 208th highest crime rate of 523 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 Ashburnham Road (SS1 1QB) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashburnham Road (SS1 1QB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashburnham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farringdon Service Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Park Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devereux Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devereux Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devereux Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devereux Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prittlewell Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Princes Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cashiobury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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