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Crime Rates in Tower Hamlets, borough

Crime Rate

153

153

High 7/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 05.02.2026

Annual total crime rate in Tower Hamlets, (borough) is 153 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 7 out of 10 or high crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Tower Hamlets (borough) by type

Violence and sexual offences 37.2 5/10
Anti-social behaviour 36 9/10
Other theft 12.6 7/10
Shoplifting 9.8 6/10
Drugs 9.07 8/10
Theft from the person 8.84 6/10
Public order 8.54 7/10
Vehicle crime 7.64 7/10
Burglary 7.35 8/10
Criminal damage and arson 5.91 3/10
Robbery 4.07 8/10
Bicycle theft 3.39 8/10
Other crime 1.57 3/10
Possession of weapons 0.757 4/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

Above are annual crime rates in Tower Hamlets (borough) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Tower Hamlets (borough).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Tower Hamlets (borough) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Tower Hamlets (borough) and London (region)

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population
  • Tower Hamlets
    borough
  • London
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Tower Hamlets (borough)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas

Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within Tower Hamlets (borough)

Ward nameCrime Rate
1. Island Gardens78.2 low
2. Shadwell113 medium
3. Lansbury113 medium
4. Bromley South117 medium
5. St Dunstan's117 medium
6. Blackwall & Cubitt Town120 medium
7. Mile End122 medium
8. Stepney Green122 medium
9. Bow West124 medium
10. Bow East126 medium
11. Limehouse128 medium
12. Bromley North145 medium
13. Poplar146 medium
14. St Katharine's & Wapping151 medium
15. Bethnal Green East153 medium
16. Bethnal Green West157 medium
17. Weavers165 medium
18. Canary Wharf183 medium
19. Whitechapel196 medium
20. Spitalfields & Banglatown270 high

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

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