Postcode sector · London
Crime in E14 2
How much crime is recorded in E14 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Population
- 8,423 (2024)
How safe is E14 2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in E14 2, 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
40.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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).
E14 2National
Burglary24.89.1
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Vehicle crime12.83.5
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Other theft6.84.5
Drugs6.62.4
Shoplifting6.48.4
Public order4.34.6
Theft from the person3.42.1
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Robbery1.81.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.