Total Crime Rate
148.1 per 1,000
All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.3 per 1,000
Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Tower 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 148.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% higher than the London region average (128.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Tower Hamlets’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11,699 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 264 cases , up 10.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 10.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -6.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15,964 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 148.1 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spitalfields & Banglatown | 298.0 | 149.9 (101%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Canary Wharf | 173.3 | 25.2 (17%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Bethnal Green West | 172.8 | 24.7 (17%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 4 | Bromley North | 167.3 | 19.2 (13%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 5 | St Katharine's & Wapping | 166.1 | 18.0 (12%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 6 | Whitechapel | 161.4 | 13.3 (9%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 7 | Weavers | 153.6 | 5.5 (4%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 8 | Bethnal Green East | 142.3 | -5.8 (-4%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 9 | Lansbury | 134.9 | -13.2 (-9%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 10 | Bow East | 134.3 | -13.8 (-9%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 11 | Shadwell | 133.3 | -14.8 (-10%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 12 | Bow West | 133.2 | -14.9 (-10%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 13 | Limehouse | 124.7 | -23.3 (-16%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 14 | Mile End | 118.1 | -30.0 (-20%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 15 | Poplar | 117.0 | -31.1 (-21%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 16 | Blackwall & Cubitt Town | 105.4 | -42.7 (-29%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 17 | St Dunstan's | 103.9 | -44.2 (-30%) | High 8/10 |
| 18 | Bromley South | 96.0 | -52.1 (-35%) | High 8/10 |
| 19 | Stepney Green | 87.4 | -60.7 (-41%) | High 8/10 |
| 20 | Island Gardens | 63.3 | -84.8 (-57%) | Typical 6/10 |
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