Total Crime Rate

2272.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

837.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 2272.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 837.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 680.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 680.3 10/10
  • Drugs 213.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 178.7 10/10
  • Other theft 116.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 94.0 10/10
  • Public order 87.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 53.3 10/10
  • Robbery 43.9 10/10
  • Burglary 34.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.8 10/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
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

Church Road area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (SS1 2AL) in the last 12 months was 2272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 647.3% higher than the Milton average (304.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 217 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 267 (≈ 837.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (SS1 2AL), the main crime hotspot is near Weston Road. Police recorded 224 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/121)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Portland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heygate Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Weston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Weston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Weston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Weston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Weston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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