Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 54.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spirit Quay area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spirit Quay (E1W 2UT) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower than the St Katharine's & Wapping average (162.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spirit Quay (E1W 2UT), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 291 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spirit Quay area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nesham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Codling Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redmead Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Codling Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Torrington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wapping High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterman Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterman Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vinegar Street —
Apr 2026Public order Vinegar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stevedore Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dundee Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Dundee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dundee Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dundee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reardon Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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