Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Clifton Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 82nd highest 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 Clifton Avenue (SS7 5RA) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Avenue (SS7 5RA), 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 Oakfield Close (11 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cumberland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kents Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kents Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Field View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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