Total Crime Rate
506.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
228.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitegate 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.
View Crime In Southend-On-Sea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Weston Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horace Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Horace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Horace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Horace Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1160 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1160 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Portland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Portland Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heygate Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heygate Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heygate Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heygate Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heygate Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heygate Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tyrrel Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hastings Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hastings Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lancaster Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyrrel Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyrrel Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tyrrel Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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