What is the crime rate in tower hamlets?

As of March 2026, tower hamlets has an annual crime rate of 119.25 per 1,000 residents, based on 3,838 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does tower hamlets rank nationally for crime?

tower hamlets ranks #16 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in tower hamlets?

The most common crime type in tower hamlets is Violence & Sexual Offences with 996 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 26.0% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Metropolitan Police Service Police

tower hamlets Crime Intelligence Report

tower hamlets recorded 3,838 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 10.42 per 1,000 residents. This places tower hamlets at #16 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 12.0% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 1.1% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

3,838

trending_up +12.0% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

119.25per 1k

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 50 Other theft: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 3	50
On or near Mare Street Map	Shoplifting: 31	31
On or near Petrol Station Map	Theft from the person: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 10 Other theft: 8	12
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 14 Robbery: 8	14
On or near Leven Road Map	Shoplifting: 19	19
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 19	19
On or near Hospital Map	Violence and sexual offences: 14	14
On or near Shopping Area Map	Theft from the person: 9 Drugs: 5	9
On or near Shopping Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 12 Other crime: 2	12
On or near Hackney Wick Map	Theft from the person: 7 Robbery: 5	7

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

3,838 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

996

26.0%

Anti-social Behaviour

811

21.1%

Shoplifting

297

7.7%

Other Theft

274

7.1%

Public Order

256

6.7%

Vehicle Crime

244

6.4%

Theft from Person

220

5.7%

Burglary

172

4.5%

Criminal Damage & Arson

168

4.4%

Drug Offences

156

4.1%

Robbery

111

2.9%

Bicycle Theft

1.5%

Other Crime

1.1%

Weapons Possession

0.9%

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Ward Safety Rankings

20 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Weavers	207	163.3
2	Bethnal Green	314	152.0
3	St Peter's	293	149.7
4	Bromley North	162	146.6
5	Whitechapel	223	135.8

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Island Gardens	90	2.0
shield	Blackwall & Cubitt Town	223	4.9
shield	Canary Wharf	326	7.2
shield	Spitalfields & Banglatown	259	6.7
shield	Stepney Green	151	7.2

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +12.0%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +1.1%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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