Total Crime Rate

2247.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2247.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 727.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 611.3 10/10
  • Drugs 169.3 10/10
  • Other theft 156.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 150.5 10/10
  • Public order 119.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 90.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 53.3 10/10
  • Robbery 37.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.1 10/10
  • Burglary 25.1 10/10
  • Other crime 21.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.9 10/10
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

Herbert Grove area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 530 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 Herbert Grove (SS1 2AT) in the last 12 months was 2247.7 per 1,000 residents and was 654.8% higher than the Milton average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 232 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 7 cases , up 16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 252 (≈ 790.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herbert Grove (SS1 2AT), the main crime hotspot is near York Road. Police recorded 226 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Herbert Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/124)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Horace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Heygate Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chancellor Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heygate Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heygate Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heygate Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Heygate Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Heygate Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chancellor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chancellor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chancellor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft York Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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