Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 62.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spire Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Lee Chapel North , and the 275th lowest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spire Road (SS15 5GF) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% lower than the Lee Chapel North average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spire Road (SS15 5GF), the main crime hotspot is near Temple Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spire Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friars Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Morris Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Morris Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morris Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byrd Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Altar Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lych Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byrd Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parsonage Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tower Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anns Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Anns Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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