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Crime in E1 2

How much crime is recorded in E1 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Tower Hamlets
Region
London
Population
21,481 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E1 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in E1 2, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

E1 2National
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Burglary19.79.1
Anti-social behaviour17.810.7
Other theft6.24.5
Public order5.14.6
Drugs4.72.4
Theft from the person4.12.1
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Shoplifting2.58.4
Robbery2.21.4
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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30
40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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