Total Crime Rate

1424.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

225.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1424.2 10/10
  • Other theft 402.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 389.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 225.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 151.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.9 10/10
  • Drugs 95.2 10/10
  • Burglary 56.3 10/10
  • Public order 56.3 10/10
  • Robbery 52.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.3 6/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tower Hill area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping , and the 9th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Hill (EC3N 4DX) in the last 12 months was 1424.2 per 1,000 residents and was 775.5% higher than the St Katharine's & Wapping average (162.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 225.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Hill (EC3N 4DX), the main crime hotspot is near Little Somerset Street. Police recorded 182 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/125)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting India Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodman'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little Somerset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cooper'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cooper'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portsoken Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting India Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cooper'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cooper'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cooper'S Row —
Apr 2026Shoplifting India Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shorter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Minories Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goodman'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Clare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goodman'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Minories Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minories Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting India Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting India Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Bridge Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tower Bridge Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting India Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting India Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Tenter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Somerset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Braham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Braham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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