Total Crime Rate

196.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 196.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Spring Walk area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 244th highest crime rate of 693 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 Spring Walk (E1 5JA) in the last 12 months was 196.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Walk (E1 5JA), the main crime hotspot is near Plumbers Row. Police recorded 231 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spring Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/117)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lomas Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lomas Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whitechapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Whitechapel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adler Street —
Apr 2026Public order Wodeham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Montague Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Montague Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mulberry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plumbers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wodeham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greatorex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemming Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemming Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hemming Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hemming Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daplyn Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Adler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wodeham Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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