Total Crime Rate
1663.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
776.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chichester Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 4th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chichester Road (SS1 2JP) in the last 12 months was 1663.8 per 1,000 residents and was 447.1% higher 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 288 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 365 (≈ 776.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chichester Road (SS1 2JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deeping, where police recorded 317 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (172 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Southend-On-Sea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warrior Square East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Farringdon Service Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Farringdon Service Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Farringdon Service Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farringdon Service Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farringdon Service Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farringdon Service Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Milton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Southend Victoria | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Southend Victoria | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Southend Victoria | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Southend Victoria | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clifftown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifftown Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Clifftown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
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