Postcode sector · London
Crime in E8 9
How much crime is recorded in E8 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Population
- 3,914 (2024)
How safe is E8 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in E8 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
34.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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).
E8 9National
Burglary31.29.1
Anti-social behaviour22.110.7
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Public order6.54.6
Other theft6.14.5
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Theft from the person5.32.1
Bicycle theft5.11.0
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Drugs2.22.4
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.