Total Crime Rate

353.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 353.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.6 10/10
  • Other theft 45.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.6 10/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 19.3 6/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hatley Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 3rd 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 Hatley Gardens (SS7 5ST) in the last 12 months was 353.7 per 1,000 residents and was 889.1% higher than the Appleton average (35.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 154.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 149.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hatley Gardens (SS7 5ST), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hatley Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Kennington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Kennington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hatley Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Croft Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Road —
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Data Sources

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