Total Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Romsey Way area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 24th lowest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Romsey Way (SS7 5TT) in the last 12 months was 12.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romsey Way (SS7 5TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Romsey Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Appleton

Crime Over Time in Romsey Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romsey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lyndene Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bartley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gleneagles Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Clare Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wycombe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ivy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 11 of 11

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑