Cubitt Town
Middle areaSouth east Tower Hamlets. 7,898 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Cubitt Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Cubitt Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cubitt Town at a rate of 132.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 144.2 per 1,000 people across Tower Hamlets.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 256 |
| Other crime | 203 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 191 |
| Shoplifting | 86 |
| Vehicle crime | 70 |
| Drug offences | 62 |
| Burglary | 60 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 44 |
| Theft from the person | 38 |
| Robbery | 34 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Cubitt Town compares
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Is Cubitt Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cubitt Town at a rate of 132.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 144.2 per 1,000 people across Tower Hamlets.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 69 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cubitt Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (256), other crime (203) and anti-social behaviour (191).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Tower Hamlets
These figures are published for the whole of Tower Hamlets, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tower Hamlets and not Cubitt Town alone. See Tower Hamlets
Cubitt Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Cubitt Town was £497,500 in 2025.
Cubitt Town had 7,565 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Cubitt Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Cubitt Town, 88.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.