Postcode · London
Crime in E1 8LT
How much crime is recorded in E1 8LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St George in the East & Wapping North
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,756 (2024)
E1 8LTLondon
How safe is E1 8LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E1 8LT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 8LTNational
Anti-social behaviour15.310.7
Burglary11.39.1
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Shoplifting7.58.4
Other theft6.44.5
Theft from the person4.92.1
Public order4.34.6
Drugs3.72.4
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.