Postcode · Tower Hamlets
Crime in E98 1SE
How much crime is recorded in E98 1SE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St George in the East & Wapping North
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,642 (2024)
E98 1SETower Hamlets
How safe is E98 1SE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E98 1SE area, well 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
45.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
196
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).
E98 1SENational
Shoplifting58.08.4
Burglary53.49.1
Other theft33.44.5
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Theft from the person18.32.1
Anti-social behaviour17.010.7
Public order9.14.6
Bicycle theft6.21.0
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Drugs5.72.4
Robbery5.11.4
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 64% 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.