Total Crime Rate
68.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spencer Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Pelham , and the 154th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Gravesham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Spencer Street (DA11 0PT) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% lower than the Pelham average (201.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spencer Street (DA11 0PT), the main crime hotspot is near New Road. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Pelham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St James'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clifton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | St James'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St James'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wingfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Darnley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darnley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Darnley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | New Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barrack Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barrack Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wingfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Barrack Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Zion Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | South Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | South Street | Under investigation |
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