Crime Rate in Shadwell, ward

Shadwell has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Tower Hamlets district and the 992nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 202nd highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Shadwell in the last 12 months was 127.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% lower than the Tower Hamlets district average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Shadwell’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 483 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 9 cases , down -18.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 45.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 670 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Shadwell ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sidney Street. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.