Postcode · London
Crime in E1 5JD
How much crime is recorded in E1 5JD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Spitalfields
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,424 (2024)
E1 5JDLondon
How safe is E1 5JD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E1 5JD 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
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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 5JDNational
Anti-social behaviour27.710.7
Violence and sexual offences27.123.6
Burglary21.09.1
Drugs7.42.4
Public order5.84.6
Other theft5.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Theft from the person1.82.1
Robbery1.61.4
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% 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.