Crime Rates at York Road, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2BY

York Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 530 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 York Road (SS1 2BY) in the last 12 months was 316.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% higher than the Milton average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 187.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (SS1 2BY), 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.