Total Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 47.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Southwold Crescent area has the 24th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 109th 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 Southwold Crescent (SS7 5SP) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwold Crescent (SS7 5SP), the main crime hotspot is near Linden Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southwold Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gleneagles Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatley Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Hatley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwold Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hatley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Field View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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