Crime Rate in Poplar, ward

Poplar has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Tower Hamlets district and the 1159th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 241st highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Poplar in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% lower than the Tower Hamlets district average (148.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Poplar’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 288 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 390 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Poplar ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Aspen Way. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.