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Crime in E1W 2

How much crime is recorded in E1W 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Tower Hamlets
Region
London
Population
15,713 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E1W 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in E1W 2, 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
26.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 2National
Burglary29.39.1
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Other theft10.94.5
Shoplifting8.08.4
Theft from the person6.22.1
Public order4.24.6
Drugs3.32.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Bicycle theft2.41.0
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Robbery1.91.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 26% 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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