Total Crime Rate

10.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 10.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 10.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 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
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Spencer Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spencer Road (SS7 3EU) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower than the Appleton average (35.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Road (SS7 3EU), the main crime hotspot is near Thundersley Church Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spencer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Downer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thundersley Church Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thundersley Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chesterfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kents Hill Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felstead Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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