Crime Rate in Island Gardens, ward

Island Gardens has the lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Tower Hamlets district and the 3429th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 96th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Island Gardens in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% lower than the Tower Hamlets district average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Island Gardens’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 335 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 244.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 317 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Island Gardens ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Island Gardens Dlr, with 78 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Glengarnock Avenue (29 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.