Total Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 47.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spindle Beams area has the 17th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hawkwell East , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 261 local areas in Rochford .

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 Spindle Beams (SS4 1EH) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% higher than the Hawkwell East average (36.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spindle Beams (SS4 1EH), the main crime hotspot is near Old Ship Lane. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spindle Beams area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mornington Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spindle Beams —
Apr 2026Drugs North Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mornington Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs North Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mornington Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Greenways Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mornington Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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