Postcode · London
Crime in E1 8PT
How much crime is recorded in E1 8PT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aldgate
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,631 (2024)
E1 8PTLondon
How safe is E1 8PT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E1 8PT area, below 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
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 8PTNational
Burglary27.09.1
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Anti-social behaviour15.110.7
Other theft7.94.5
Theft from the person6.52.1
Public order3.84.6
Drugs2.42.4
Shoplifting1.98.4
Robbery1.71.4
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 97% 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.