Postcode district · London
Crime in E1
How much crime is recorded in E1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Population
- 115,240 (2024)
E1Postcode district · London
How safe is E1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in E1, 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
38.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
116
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).
E1National
Burglary36.39.1
Violence and sexual offences25.423.6
Anti-social behaviour17.310.7
Other theft15.94.5
Shoplifting13.58.4
Theft from the person11.92.1
Public order7.34.6
Drugs6.72.4
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Robbery3.31.4
Bicycle theft2.91.0
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.