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Safety index · Tower Hamlets, London · data through April 2026

Is Spitalfields & Banglatown safe?

Spitalfields & Banglatown records a high level of reported crime for Inner London. Its SafeRoute safety index is 22 out of 100 — 9 points below the Inner London median of 31, ranking 242nd of 248 Inner London areas — based on 1,133 incidents reported to the police within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre (data through April 2026).

22/100
High risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the centre of Spitalfields & Banglatown — higher is safer. 242nd of 248 Inner London areas.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (20% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Where incidents cluster

Commercial RoadCable Street neighbourhood centre 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
1,133 incidents reported within 1 km of the Spitalfields & Banglatown centre (500 shown) · Police data through April 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What's reported here

Violent crime
222 · 20%
Anti-social behaviour
215 · 19%
Theft from a person
125 · 11%
Other theft
162 · 14%
Public order
71 · 6%
Burglary
56 · 5%

Walking in Spitalfields & Banglatown at night?

SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Spitalfields & Banglatown safe at night?

High risk overall (safety index 22/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Spitalfields & Banglatown?

Violent crime — 222 of 1,133 incidents (20%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre through April 2026.

How is the Spitalfields & Banglatown safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each police-recorded incident by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre, and normalises against national crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety.