Total Crime Rate

37.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 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

Vicarage Hill area has the 34th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 133rd lowest 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 Vicarage Hill (SS7 1PA) in the last 12 months was 37.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Hill (SS7 1PA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hall Farm Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hall Farm Close Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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