Total Crime Rate

344.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 344.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.1 9/10
  • Other theft 39.6 10/10
  • Public order 30.5 10/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • 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

Spelman Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 105th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

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 Spelman Street (E1 5LG) in the last 12 months was 344.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 106.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spelman Street (E1 5LG), 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 Spelman Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/174)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gunthorpe Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moss Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckle Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Aldgate East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Aldgate East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aldgate East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Aldgate East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Aldgate East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aldgate East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aldgate East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aldgate East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aldgate East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldgate East Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Aldgate East Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitechapel High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitechapel High Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Whitechapel High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitechapel High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitechapel High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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