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Safest Areas in Tower Hamlets

Data: 2025-05 to 2026-04 · Source: data.police.uk

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Tower Hamlets recorded 3,010 burglaries in the last 12 months. That puts burglary 171% above the UK average, so a professionally installed alarm system is a smart investment.

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Burglaries (12 months)

3,010

9.15 per 1,000 residents

UK average (per 1,000)

3.4

England & Wales

vs UK average

+171%

burglary rate difference

Safest neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets

Ranked by burglary rate, lowest first

1

Island Gardens

2.40/1,000
Safety score: 572

Blackwall & Cubitt Town

6.22/1,000
Safety score: 93

Stepney Green

6.46/1,000
Safety score: 84

St Dunstan's

6.56/1,000
Safety score: 75

Bromley South

6.64/1,000
Safety score: 76

Hackney Wick

6.69/1,000
Safety score: 77

Shadwell

6.76/1,000
Safety score: 78

Bethnal Green East

6.91/1,000
Safety score: 69

Poplar

7.00/1,000
Safety score: 610

Lansbury

7.00/1,000
Safety score: 611

Mile End

7.03/1,000
Safety score: 612

Bow West

7.44/1,000
Safety score: 513

Canary Wharf

7.73/1,000
Safety score: 414

Bromley North

7.73/1,000
Safety score: 415

Hoxton West

8.03/1,000
Safety score: 416

Bow East

8.14/1,000
Safety score: 417

Weavers

8.17/1,000
Safety score: 418

Haggerston

8.53/1,000
Safety score: 319

Bethnal Green West

8.64/1,000
Safety score: 320

Limehouse

10.10/1,000
Safety score: 221

Whitechapel

10.23/1,000
Safety score: 222

London Fields

11.35/1,000
Safety score: 123

Hoxton East & Shoreditch

11.81/1,000
Safety score: 124

Spitalfields & Banglatown

12.89/1,000
Safety score: 125

St Katharine's & Wapping

13.13/1,000
Safety score: 126

Bunhill

14.04/1,000
Safety score: 127

Coleman Street

112.89/1,000
Safety score: 028

Portsoken

145.27/1,000
Safety score: 029

Bishopsgate

145.27/1,000
Safety score: 030

Tower

145.27/1,000
Safety score: 0

Burglary hotspots in Tower Hamlets

Ranked by burglary rate, highest first

1

Portsoken

145.27/1,000
Safety score: 02

Bishopsgate

145.27/1,000
Safety score: 03

Tower

145.27/1,000
Safety score: 04

Coleman Street

112.89/1,000
Safety score: 05

Bunhill

14.04/1,000
Safety score: 16

St Katharine's & Wapping

13.13/1,000
Safety score: 17

Spitalfields & Banglatown

12.89/1,000
Safety score: 18

Hoxton East & Shoreditch

11.81/1,000
Safety score: 19

London Fields

11.35/1,000
Safety score: 110

Whitechapel

10.23/1,000
Safety score: 211

Limehouse

10.10/1,000
Safety score: 212

Bethnal Green West

8.64/1,000
Safety score: 313

Haggerston

8.53/1,000
Safety score: 314

Weavers

8.17/1,000
Safety score: 415

Bow East

8.14/1,000
Safety score: 416

Hoxton West

8.03/1,000
Safety score: 417

Canary Wharf

7.73/1,000
Safety score: 418

Bromley North

7.73/1,000
Safety score: 419

Bow West

7.44/1,000
Safety score: 520

Mile End

7.03/1,000
Safety score: 621

Poplar

7.00/1,000
Safety score: 622

Lansbury

7.00/1,000
Safety score: 623

Bethnal Green East

6.91/1,000
Safety score: 624

Shadwell

6.76/1,000
Safety score: 725

Hackney Wick

6.69/1,000
Safety score: 726

Bromley South

6.64/1,000
Safety score: 727

St Dunstan's

6.56/1,000
Safety score: 728

Stepney Green

6.46/1,000
Safety score: 829

Blackwall & Cubitt Town

6.22/1,000
Safety score: 930

Island Gardens

2.40/1,000
Safety score: 57

About Tower Hamlets

Population

328,790

Households

129,103

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What this means for Tower Hamlets homeowners

Wherever you live in Tower Hamlets, the same fundamentals make a home a harder target. Based on the local crime picture, homeowners here may want to prioritise:

  • A visible external bell box to deter opportunists
  • Door contacts on all main entry doors
  • Window sensors on accessible ground-floor and rear windows
  • Smart motion detection for hallways and main living areas
  • A video doorbell or CCTV on entry points
  • App alerts so you know the moment a sensor is triggered
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Crime data from data.police.uk. Population data from Census 2021. Data covers 2025-05 to 2026-04.

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