Postcode sector · London
Crime in E1W 1
How much crime is recorded in E1W 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Population
- 7,503 (2024)
E1W 1Postcode sector · London
How safe is E1W 1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in E1W 1, 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
25.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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).
E1W 1National
Burglary27.79.1
Anti-social behaviour17.810.7
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Other theft11.84.5
Theft from the person7.52.1
Shoplifting7.28.4
Public order4.04.6
Drugs3.92.4
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Robbery2.41.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% 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.
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- E1W 1AA
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- E1W 1AF
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- E1W 1LF
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- E1W 1LT
- E1W 1LU
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- E1W 1NA
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- E1W 1ND
- E1W 1NG
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