Total Crime Rate

252.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.5 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 252.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.1 10/10
  • Other theft 27.6 10/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 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

Heygate Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 49th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heygate Avenue (SS1 2AN) in the last 12 months was 252.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 157.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heygate Avenue (SS1 2AN), the main crime hotspot is near York Road. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heygate Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heygate Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Herbert Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herbert Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichester Road
Apr 2026Burglary Chichester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chichester Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chichester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chichester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chichester Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Portland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Horace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Horace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Horace Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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