Total Crime Rate

593.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.0 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 593.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 205.5 10/10
  • Other theft 93.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 79.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.1 10/10
  • Burglary 29.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Robbery 12.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 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

Crispin Place area has the 15th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 41st 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 Crispin Place (E1 6DW) in the last 12 months was 593.6 per 1,000 residents and was 99.3% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crispin Place (E1 6DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 227 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Avenue (101 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crispin Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/200)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Folgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blossom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Folgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenter Ground Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Lane —
Apr 2026Robbery Bell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheeler Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheeler Lane —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wheeler Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brune Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brune Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brune Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brune Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Goulston Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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