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Crime and justice in Tower Hamlets

London borough

East London. 334,240 people in 20 square kilometres, the most densely populated council in the UK.

13 layers about crime and justice for Tower Hamlets, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Crime and ASB by neighbourhood

Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026

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Tower Hamlets’s 169 neighbourhoods range from 0 to 133.

Crime and anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
4,486
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Crime and anti-social behaviour: Tower Hamlets among every council313 areas from 19 to 12,917. The middle area is 1,167. Tower Hamlets is 4,486.

Anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
10,671
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Anti-social behaviour: Tower Hamlets among every council313 areas from 4 to 13,969. The middle area is 2,093. Tower Hamlets is 10,671.

Burglary

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
2,445
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Burglary: Tower Hamlets among every council313 areas from 6 to 6,781. The middle area is 406. Tower Hamlets is 2,445.

Criminal damage and arson

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,382
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Criminal damage and arson: Tower Hamlets among every council313 areas from 6 to 11,365. The middle area is 978. Tower Hamlets is 1,382.

Drug offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
2,559
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Drug offences: Tower Hamlets among every council313 areas from 2 to 7,670. The middle area is 369. Tower Hamlets is 2,559.

Other crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
8,430
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Other crime: Tower Hamlets among every council313 areas from 22 to 25,019. The middle area is 2,187. Tower Hamlets is 8,430.

Recorded crime rate

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
144.2 per 1,000
Worked out by Open Index · Aug 2026

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Tower Hamlets at a rate of 144.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 123.5 per 1,000 people across London.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Against London
17% higher123.5 per 1,000
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Recorded crime rate: Tower Hamlets among every council313 areas from 39.3 per 1,000 to 618.2 per 1,000. The middle area is 85.3 per 1,000. Tower Hamlets is 144.2 per 1,000.

Robbery

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,307
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Robbery: Tower Hamlets among every council313 areas from 0 to 3,601. The middle area is 101. Tower Hamlets is 1,307.

Shoplifting

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
3,975
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Shoplifting: Tower Hamlets among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,621. The middle area is 1,038. Tower Hamlets is 3,975.

Theft from the person

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
2,838
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Theft from the person: Tower Hamlets among every council313 areas from 0 to 17,267. The middle area is 54. Tower Hamlets is 2,838.

Vehicle crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
2,627
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Vehicle crime: Tower Hamlets among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,181. The middle area is 513. Tower Hamlets is 2,627.

Violence and sexual offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
11,968
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Violence and sexual offences: Tower Hamlets among every council313 areas from 49 to 62,950. The middle area is 4,756. Tower Hamlets is 11,968.

Street-level crime

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Tower Hamlets. The map shows each one.

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