Total Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.0 4/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodham Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodham Road (SS7 5DF) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% higher than the Appleton average (35.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodham Road (SS7 5DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodham Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenways (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Benfleet Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Benfleet Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benfleet Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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