Total Crime Rate
146.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tower Hamlets has the 9th highest crime rate of 33 districts in London region and the 15th highest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (London), it has the 9th highest crime rate of 33 districts.
The overall crime rate in Tower Hamlets in the last 12 months was 146.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% higher than the London region average (130.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Tower Hamlets’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11,500 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 224 cases , up 8.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 35.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -18.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15,322 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 146.4 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spitalfields & Banglatown | 335.1 | 188.7 (129%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Canary Wharf | 168.7 | 22.3 (15%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Bethnal Green West | 167.0 | 20.7 (14%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 4 | Whitechapel | 166.3 | 19.9 (14%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 5 | Weavers | 158.2 | 11.8 (8%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 6 | Bromley North | 154.4 | 8.0 (5%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 7 | Bethnal Green East | 153.6 | 7.2 (5%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 8 | St Katharine's & Wapping | 153.3 | 6.9 (5%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 9 | Bow East | 135.1 | -11.3 (-8%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 10 | Bow West | 132.1 | -14.3 (-10%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 11 | Shadwell | 127.0 | -19.4 (-13%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 12 | Lansbury | 122.1 | -24.3 (-17%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 13 | Limehouse | 117.1 | -29.3 (-20%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 14 | Mile End | 116.5 | -29.9 (-20%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 15 | Poplar | 109.8 | -36.6 (-25%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 16 | St Dunstan's | 102.4 | -44.0 (-30%) | High 8/10 |
| 17 | Blackwall & Cubitt Town | 95.1 | -51.3 (-35%) | High 8/10 |
| 18 | Bromley South | 89.7 | -56.7 (-39%) | High 8/10 |
| 19 | Stepney Green | 88.9 | -57.5 (-39%) | High 8/10 |
| 20 | Island Gardens | 59.8 | -86.6 (-59%) | Typical 5/10 |
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