Total Crime Rate
39.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spencer Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Burbage , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 304 local areas in High Peak .
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 Road (SK17 9DX) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% lower than the Burbage average (48.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spencer Road (SK17 9DX), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Temple| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fountain Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Torr Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Torr Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bath Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Torr Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B5059 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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