Total Crime Rate

178.9 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.2 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

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 178.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.2 10/10
  • Drugs 61.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 12.2 3/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spert Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 268th 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 Spert Street (E14 8EB) in the last 12 months was 178.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% higher than the Limehouse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (β‰ˆ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spert Street (E14 8EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limehouse, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ratcliffe Lane (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spert Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sophia Square β€”
Apr 2026Other theft York Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yorkshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yorkshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yorkshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yorkshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Yorkshire Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Branch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Barnes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barnes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Limehouse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Limehouse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Limehouse Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limehouse β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limehouse β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limehouse β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limehouse β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limehouse β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Ratcliffe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ratcliffe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yorkshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wakeling Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sophia Square β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sophia Square β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sophia Square β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sophia Square β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sophia Square β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sophia Square β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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