Total Crime Rate

165.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 165.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wycombe Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 20th 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 Wycombe Avenue (SS7 4DF) in the last 12 months was 165.0 per 1,000 residents and was 387.1% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 91.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wycombe Avenue (SS7 4DF), the main crime hotspot is near Romsey Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wycombe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Clare Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ivy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romsey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bartley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wycombe Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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