Postcode · London
Crime in E1W 3EU
How much crime is recorded in E1W 3EU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,016 (2024)
E1W 3EULondon
How safe is E1W 3EU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E1W 3EU area, 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
40.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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 3EUNational
Burglary29.39.1
Violence and sexual offences25.723.6
Anti-social behaviour21.710.7
Drugs7.22.4
Other theft6.94.5
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Public order4.84.6
Theft from the person4.72.1
Bicycle theft3.01.0
Robbery1.51.4
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.