Total Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashburnham Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 265th highest crime rate of 530 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 Ashburnham Road (SS1 1QD) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashburnham Road (SS1 1QD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 93 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
Sep 2025Drugs Gordon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Farringdon Service Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Elmer Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmer Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashburnham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashburnham Road
Sep 2025Other theft Princes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Princes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Capel Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifftown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Gordon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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