Total Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 17.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 17.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Milbanke Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Shoeburyness , and the 52nd lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milbanke Close (SS3 8BU) in the last 12 months was 17.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% lower than the Shoeburyness average (86.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 5 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milbanke Close (SS3 8BU), the main crime hotspot is near Cunningham Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milbanke Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keyes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingfisher Close —
Apr 2026Public order Cunningham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osprey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carmania Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carmania Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Falcon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Falcon Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toucan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Linnet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Puffin Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovecote Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovecote Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbury Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caversham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackwater Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowbank Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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