Crime Rate in Weavers, ward

Weavers has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Tower Hamlets district and the 579th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 135th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Weavers in the last 12 months was 153.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% higher than the Tower Hamlets district average (148.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Weavers’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 600 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 12 cases , up 9.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 22.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -15.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 592 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Weavers ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Brick Lane. Police recorded 145 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.