Postcode · London
Crime in E1W 2QD
How much crime is recorded in E1W 2QD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tower Hill & Wapping South
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,000 (2024)
E1W 2QDLondon
How safe is E1W 2QD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E1W 2QD 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
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 2QDNational
Burglary29.09.1
Anti-social behaviour19.610.7
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Shoplifting7.48.4
Public order5.34.6
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Bicycle theft3.51.0
Theft from the person2.72.1
Drugs2.02.4
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 41% 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.