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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in E1W: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

E1W recorded 154 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.21 per 1,000 residents. Anti-social Behaviour accounts for the largest share of crime at 20.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 15.8% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring62.8 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment154 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 15.8% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

154
trending_up +11.6% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

62.8per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

817

Within E1W district

Tower Hamlets

36,562

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Petrol Station Map
total: 19 Other theft: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 3
19
St Katharine'S Way Map
total: 11 Other theft: 7 Theft from the person: 3
11
A3211 Map
total: 10 Other theft: 2 Public order: 2
10
Tower Bridge Approach Map
total: 9 Theft from the person: 4 Other theft: 2
9
Supermarket Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 3 Burglary: 1
6
Flank Street Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Other theft: 2
6
Watts Street Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1
6
Sports/Recreation Area Map
total: 6 Drugs: 2 Other theft: 1
6
Elf Row Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
5
Dundee Street Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Burglary: 1
4

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
154 Total
Anti-social Behaviour
32
20.8%
Violence & Sexual Offences
30
19.5%
Other Theft
28
18.2%
Theft from Person
18
11.7%
Drug Offences
9
5.8%
Public Order
7
4.5%
Vehicle Crime
6
3.9%
Shoplifting
6
3.9%
Burglary
5
3.2%
Criminal Damage & Arson
5
3.2%
Robbery
4
2.6%
Bicycle Theft
2
1.3%
Weapons Possession
1
0.6%
Other Crime
1
0.6%

Crime Analysis: E1W

Anti-social Behaviour makes up the largest share of crime in E1W at 20.8%. Violence & Sexual Offences (19.5%) and Other Theft (18.2%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in E1W has fallen sharply — by 15.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for E1W are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +11.6%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -15.8%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.2%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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