Postcode district · London
Crime in E2
How much crime is recorded in E2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Population
- 67,306 (2024)
E2Postcode district · London
How safe is E2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in E2, 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
40.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
120
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).
E2National
Violence and sexual offences26.023.6
Burglary25.49.1
Anti-social behaviour23.410.7
Theft from the person11.42.1
Other theft11.24.5
Shoplifting11.28.4
Drugs8.22.4
Public order6.74.6
Bicycle theft5.01.0
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Robbery3.71.4
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.81.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.