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Crime in E2 0

How much crime is recorded in E2 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Tower Hamlets
Region
London
Population
23,434 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E2 0

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in E2 0, 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
39.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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).

E2 0National
Violence and sexual offences27.623.6
Anti-social behaviour23.610.7
Burglary18.89.1
Public order7.24.6
Shoplifting6.58.4
Other theft6.34.5
Drugs5.62.4
Theft from the person4.02.1
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Robbery2.81.4
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.81.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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