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Crime in E3 3

How much crime is recorded in E3 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Tower Hamlets
Region
London
Population
31,518 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E3 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in E3 3, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
41.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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).

E3 3National
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Burglary23.09.1
Anti-social behaviour21.810.7
Shoplifting8.58.4
Vehicle crime8.23.5
Other theft6.74.5
Theft from the person5.32.1
Drugs5.22.4
Public order4.54.6
Robbery3.51.4
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
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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