Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe
Middle areaSouth west Tower Hamlets. 8,835 people in 0.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe at a rate of 123.5 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 | 267 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 254 |
| Other crime | 198 |
| Drug offences | 102 |
| Theft from the person | 70 |
| Burglary | 61 |
| Vehicle crime | 56 |
| Robbery | 31 |
| Shoplifting | 30 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe at a rate of 123.5 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, 98 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (267), anti-social behaviour (254) and other crime (198).
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 Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe alone. See Tower Hamlets
Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe in brief
The median price paid for a home in Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe was £507,000 in 2025.
Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe had 8,620 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe, 86.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.