Total Crime Rate

138.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Burglary 23.0 10/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spencer 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Spencer Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hainton Close β€”
Sep 2025Burglary King David Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Anthony Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Anthony Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Anthony Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anthony Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anthony Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs The Highway Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Highway Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary King David Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary King David Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cornwall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hainton Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oyster Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Damien Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martha Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Voller Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Voller Way β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Anthony Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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