Postcode sector · London
Crime in E3 9
How much crime is recorded in E3 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Population
- 1,764 (2024)
How safe is E3 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in E3 9, broadly in line with 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
33.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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).
E3 9National
Anti-social behaviour31.610.7
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Burglary19.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft4.34.5
Public order4.14.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Bicycle theft3.01.0
Theft from the person2.32.1
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.