Lowest-crime areas in Tower Hamlets
Of Tower Hamlets's 34 neighbourhoods, Millwall South recorded the lowest crime rate, 63 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, and Bethnal Green South the highest, 289 crimes per 1,000 residents. 2 of 34 are below the England and Wales rate of 97 crimes per 1,000 residents. Figures cover October 2025 to September 2026.
Tower Hamlets neighbourhoods by crime rate
| # | Neighbourhood | Crimes per 1,000 | Compared with England and Wales | Most common |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millwall Southaround E14 3QY | 63 | Moderate | Violence and sexual offences |
| 2 | Leamoutharound E14 2DJ | 69 | Moderate | Violence and sexual offences |
| 3 | Mudchutearound E14 3HU | 100 | High | Violence and sexual offences |
| 4 | Limehouse North & Stepney Eastaround E1 0FA | 101 | High | Violence and sexual offences |
| 5 | Bromley-by-Bow Westaround E3 4EU | 104 | High | Violence and sexual offences |
| 6 | Millwall Northaround E14 9DG | 105 | High | Violence and sexual offences |
| 7 | Blackwallaround E14 9PE | 123 | High | Violence and sexual offences |
| 8 | Shadwell Northaround E1 0DB | 124 | Very high | Violence and sexual offences |
| 9 | Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffearound E1W 3DA | 125 | Very high | Violence and sexual offences |
| 10 | Stepney Greenaround E1 3DX | 127 | Very high | Anti-social behaviour |
| 11 | Bethnal Green Eastaround E2 0PR | 128 | Very high | Violence and sexual offences |
| 12 | Poplar Leasidearound E14 0SP | 130 | Very high | Violence and sexual offences |
| 13 | St George in the East & Wapping Northaround E1W 2AP | 130 | Very high | Violence and sexual offences |
| 14 | Bethnal Green North Westaround E2 6GA | 132 | Very high | Violence and sexual offences |
| 15 | Bow Southaround E3 2GF | 132 | Very high | Violence and sexual offences |
| 16 | Bow Westaround E3 5QP | 133 | Very high | Violence and sexual offences |
| 17 | Cubitt Townaround E14 9NQ | 134 | Very high | Violence and sexual offences |
| 18 | Poplar Westaround E14 6EX | 138 | Very high | Violence and sexual offences |
| 19 | Bow North & Fish Islandaround E3 2LY | 144 | Very high | Violence and sexual offences |
| 20 | Mile End Westaround E1 4PR | 147 | Very high | Violence and sexual offences |
| 21 | Aldgatearound E1 1LS | 148 | Very high | Anti-social behaviour |
| 22 | Poplar Centralaround E14 6AH | 148 | Very high | Violence and sexual offences |
| 23 | Mile End East & Burdett Estatearound E3 4AT | 150 | Very high | Violence and sexual offences |
| 24 | Bethnal Green North Eastaround E2 9NJ | 151 | Very high | Shoplifting |
| 25 | Tower Hill & Wapping Southaround E1W 2PZ | 153 | Very high | Anti-social behaviour |
| 26 | Bromley-by-Bow Eastaround E3 3NP | 155 | Very high | Anti-social behaviour |
| 27 | Columbia Roadaround E2 7PH | 158 | Very high | Anti-social behaviour |
| 28 | Limehouse Eastaround E14 7HR | 162 | Very high | Anti-social behaviour |
| 29 | Bethnal Green Centralaround E2 0LF | 175 | Very high | Shoplifting |
| 30 | Whitechapelaround E1 2EQ | 188 | Very high | Violence and sexual offences |
| 31 | Brick Lane Northaround E2 6DN | 207 | Very high | Anti-social behaviour |
| 32 | Spitalfieldsaround E1 5LW | 255 | Very high | Anti-social behaviour |
| 33 | Canary Wharfaround E14 8GZ | 285 | Very high | Violence and sexual offences |
| 34 | Bethnal Green Southaround E1 5DY | 289 | Very high | Violence and sexual offences |
Source: data.police.uk, October 2025 to September 2026, and ONS population estimates. Rates are per 1,000 residents, so town and city centres, with many visitors and few residents, rank high.
Questions
Which area of Tower Hamlets has the lowest crime rate?
Millwall South had the lowest recorded crime rate in Tower Hamlets from October 2025 to September 2026: 63 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 97 crimes per 1,000 residents across England and Wales.
Which area of Tower Hamlets has the highest crime rate?
Bethnal Green South had the highest recorded crime rate in Tower Hamlets from October 2025 to September 2026: 289 crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Busy centres often rank high because rates are per resident, not per visitor.
How is the crime rate worked out?
Crimes reported to police and published on data.police.uk over the last 12 months, divided by each neighbourhood's population from ONS estimates. Neighbourhoods are the ONS areas of about 7,000 people that the House of Commons Library has named.