Total Crime Rate
230.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pomell Way area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 202nd 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 Pomell Way (E1 7NX) in the last 12 months was 230.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (β 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pomell Way (E1 7NX), the main crime hotspot is near Little Somerset Street. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyne Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Osborn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wentworth Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goulston Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goulston Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goulston Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Osborn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alie Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wentworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Princelet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Princelet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Princelet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princelet Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princelet Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckle Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Botolph Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wentworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wentworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Osborn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Osborn Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thrawl Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thrawl Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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