Crime Rate in Appleton, ward

Appleton has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Castle Point district and the 1057th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 159th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Appleton in the last 12 months was 33.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower than the Castle Point district average (61.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Appleton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 161 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Appleton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Kents Hill Road, with 15 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Oakfield Close (11 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.