Total Crime Rate

751.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 751.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 231.6 10/10
  • Other theft 113.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 107.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.4 9/10
  • Burglary 44.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Robbery 10.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crispin Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 27th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crispin Street (E1 6HQ) in the last 12 months was 751.5 per 1,000 residents and was 124.3% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 151 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crispin Street (E1 6HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Avenue. Police recorded 250 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Crispin Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/122)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corbet Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wentworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fashion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Nathaniel Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lamb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Toynbee Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Wilkes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thrawl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fleur De Lis Street Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Burglary Fleur De Lis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Toynbee Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Toynbee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Thrawl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Burglary Wentworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corbet Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corbet Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Corbet Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons New Goulston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Corbet Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wheler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wheler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheler Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheler Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spital Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobb Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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