Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

High Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 106th highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Road (SS7 5SF) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 196.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (SS7 5SF), the main crime hotspot is near High Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hatley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Bartley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lyndene Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatley Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hatley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gleneagles Under investigation
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Data Sources

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