Total Crime Rate

1642.6 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 1642.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 606.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 319.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 214.9 10/10
  • Public order 134.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 80.9 10/10
  • Other theft 68.1 10/10
  • Drugs 61.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.7 10/10
  • Robbery 27.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.7 10/10
  • Burglary 23.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.0 10/10
  • Other crime 12.8 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

Chichester Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 4th highest crime rate of 530 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 2JZ) in the last 12 months was 1642.6 per 1,000 residents and was 451.6% 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 285 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 6 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 369 (≈ 785.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chichester Road (SS1 2JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 318 crimes here, including 160 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chichester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Weston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Queensway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Queensway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warrior Square East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Warrior Square East Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Warrior Square East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warrior Square East
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warrior Square North Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Warrior Square North Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warrior Square North
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warrior Square North
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifftown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heygate Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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