Crime Rate in Island Gardens, ward

Island Gardens has the lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Tower Hamlets district and the 3737th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 116th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Island Gardens in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% lower than the Tower Hamlets district average (148.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Island Gardens’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 359 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 363 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Island Gardens ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Island Gardens Dlr, with 82 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Glengarnock Avenue (28 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.