Crime Rates at Heygate Avenue, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2AR

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 2AR) 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 2AR), 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.