Total Crime Rate
138.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spencer Way area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 331st highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
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 Way (E1 2PN) in the last 12 months was 138.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% higher than the Limehouse average (117.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spencer Way (E1 2PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anthony Street, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Commercial Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hainton Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King David Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Anthony Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Anthony Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Anthony Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Anthony Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anthony Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anthony Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anthony Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anthony Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anthony Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anthony Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Highway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Highway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King David Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King David Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cornwall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornwall Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nelson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jane Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hainton Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jane Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oyster Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Damien Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Martha Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | James Voller Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | James Voller Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Anthony Street | Under investigation |
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