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Postcode district · Tower Hamlets

Crime in E98

How much crime is recorded in E98, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Tower Hamlets
Region
London
Population
3,398 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E98

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in E98, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
129
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).

E98National
Shoplifting32.08.4
Burglary31.29.1
Other theft19.54.5
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Anti-social behaviour16.210.7
Theft from the person11.42.1
Public order6.64.6
Drugs4.72.4
Bicycle theft4.11.0
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Robbery3.01.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 20% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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