Total Crime Rate

109.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 109.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 32.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 13.1 6/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Spencer Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury , and the 70th highest crime rate of 401 local areas in Tonbridge and Malling .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spencer Place (ME19 4JS) in the last 12 months was 109.4 per 1,000 residents and was 96.2% higher than the East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury average (55.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Place (ME19 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near Warwick Way. Police recorded 57 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 Spencer Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warwick Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warwick Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Way —
Apr 2026Robbery Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warwick Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warwick Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warwick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warwick Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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