Total Crime Rate

123.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Clifton Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 29th 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 Clifton Avenue (SS7 5QU) in the last 12 months was 123.6 per 1,000 residents and was 264.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Avenue (SS7 5QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kents Hill Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holtynge (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Felstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kents Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Field View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cumberland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elounda Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kents Hill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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