Total Crime Rate
115.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Geffrye Estate area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 315th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Geffrye Estate (N1 6RX) in the last 12 months was 115.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Geffrye Estate (N1 6RX), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 175 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Retford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Purcell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pelter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pelter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strout'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strout'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strout'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strout'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strout'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strout'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Purcell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Purcell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pelter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Purcell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Purcell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Purcell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Purcell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Purcell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Purcell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Purcell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Purcell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purcell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pelter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strout'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Printing House Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Printing House Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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