Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 91.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 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

The Chase area has the 8th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 48th highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Chase (SS7 3BY) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 169.2% 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 13 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 Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 117.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Chase (SS7 3BY), the main crime hotspot is near Runnymede Chase. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Chase area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bradley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Konnybrook Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Runnymede Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Runnymede Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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