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Crime in E1 6

How much crime is recorded in E1 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Tower Hamlets
Region
London
Population
20,905 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E1 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in E1 6, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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 6National
Burglary91.89.1
Other theft24.74.5
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Theft from the person17.92.1
Shoplifting14.58.4
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Public order7.64.6
Drugs7.52.4
Robbery3.81.4
Bicycle theft3.41.0
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 20% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

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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