Total Crime Rate
199.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Terrace area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 17th highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Terrace (SS7 1ND) in the last 12 months was 199.5 per 1,000 residents and was 489.1% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 117.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Terrace (SS7 1ND), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Appleton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hall Farm Close | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hall Farm Close | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Road | — |
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