Total Crime Rate

506.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

228.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 506.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 228.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 168.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.0 10/10
  • Drugs 47.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 39.4 8/10
  • Other theft 34.1 10/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitegate Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 20th highest crime rate of 523 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 Whitegate Road (SS1 2LG) in the last 12 months was 506.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 228.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitegate Road (SS1 2LG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Whitegate Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weston Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Horace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Horace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Horace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1160 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1160 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Portland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heygate Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heygate Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heygate Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heygate Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heygate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heygate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tyrrel Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lancaster Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyrrel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyrrel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyrrel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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