Crime Rates at Whitegate Road, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2LQ

Whitegate Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 18th 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 Whitegate Road (SS1 2LQ) in the last 12 months was 506.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% 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 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 91 (≈ 238.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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