Total Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 128th highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (SS7 1AQ) in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% higher than the Appleton average (33.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SS7 1AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coombewood Drive, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mount Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Coombewood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tippersfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thundersley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenneth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bradley Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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