Postcode · London
Crime in E1 5HD
How much crime is recorded in E1 5HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Spitalfields
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,019 (2024)
E1 5HDLondon
How safe is E1 5HD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E1 5HD area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
126
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
E1 5HDNational
Burglary42.49.1
Anti-social behaviour30.010.7
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Other theft12.24.5
Theft from the person11.72.1
Public order10.94.6
Drugs7.12.4
Shoplifting6.88.4
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Bicycle theft4.41.0
Robbery2.61.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.