Crime in Tower Hamlets
3,462 offences were recorded in September 2026. Follow the 13-month trend, see which offence groups account for the total, and read the latest reporting from the borough.
Last updated September 2026
What makes up the total
The Met groups individual offence types into broader categories. The bars show each category’s share of the latest borough total, making composition easier to compare than a table of raw numbers alone.
What changed — and what the chart cannot prove
Comparable borough records
Every point uses the same Met dataset and borough geography. Compare Tower Hamlets with itself across multiple months before treating a movement as meaningful.
Recorded does not mean committed
Reports by victims, recording practice and police operations can all change the count. Population and visitor exposure also differ between boroughs.
Latest reporting connected to Tower Hamlets
Questions about crime in Tower Hamlets
01How many crimes were recorded in Tower Hamlets in September 2026?
3,462 offences were recorded by the Metropolitan Police in Tower Hamlets. This is a borough total, not an estimate of every offence committed.
02Is recorded crime rising or falling in Tower Hamlets?
The latest total is 10.0% higher than the same month a year earlier. One comparison should be read alongside the full trend and changes in reporting or recording.
03What is the most recorded offence group in Tower Hamlets?
Theft is the largest offence group in the latest month, with 1,220 recorded offences.
04Do the figures prove how safe Tower Hamlets is?
No. Recorded-crime totals are affected by population, visitors, transport hubs, reporting rates, police activity and recording rules. They are evidence about police records, not a personal risk score.
Source: Metropolitan Police recorded-crime geographic breakdown via the London Datastore, under the Open Government Licence.