Crime Rate in Appleton, ward

Appleton has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Castle Point district and the 1343rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 181st lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Appleton in the last 12 months was 35.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% lower than the Castle Point district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Appleton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 151 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 178 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Appleton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Constitution Hill. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.