Total Crime Rate

2247.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 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

York Road 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 York Road (SS1 2BD) 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 York Road (SS1 2BD), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 462 crimes here, including 228 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/167)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons A1160 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Chichester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Herbert Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herbert Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Weston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Weston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Weston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Weston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A1160 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chichester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1160 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1160 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1160 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Weston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Weston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Weston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Weston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Horace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Horace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Chichester Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chichester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Weston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs High Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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