Total Crime Rate
169.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spring Walk area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 280th 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 Spring Walk (E1 5JA) in the last 12 months was 169.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spring Walk (E1 5JA), the main crime hotspot is near Plumbers Row. Police recorded 278 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Regal Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Links Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Links Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Fulbourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Fulbourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Regal Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Regal Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mount Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemming Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mount Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitechapel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castlemaine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castlemaine Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castlemaine Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lomas Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lomas Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fakruddin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Links Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hemming Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Underwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plumbers Row | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Plumbers Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plumbers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Plumbers Row | Under investigation |
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