Compare Tower Hamlets against Newham

See how crimes rates, house prices and annual salaries compare between Tower Hamlets and Newham.

Population comparison

Population for Tower Hamlets
331,969
Population for Newham
355,266
Difference
-23,297
Percentage Difference
-6.78%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in Tower Hamlets
153,420 (65.2%)
# People Employed in Newham
160,375 (63.9%)
Difference
153,420
Percentage Difference
-4.43%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in Tower Hamlets
66,995 (28.5%)
# People Inactive in Newham
73,530 (29.3%)
Difference
66,995
Percentage Difference
-9.3%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in Tower Hamlets
14,995 (6.4%)
# People unemployed in Newham
17,100 (6.8%)
Difference
14,995
Percentage Difference
-13.12%

Comparing crimes by type for Tower Hamlets and Newham

Showing crimes from this year (2025). Hover or tap on the bars to see estimate numbers for each crime type.

Crime Statistics

See how Tower Hamlets and Newham compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

Crime Type Crimes in Tower Hamlets Crimes in Newham Difference % Difference
Anti-social behaviour 0 0 0 N/A
Bicycle theft 0 0 0 N/A
Burglary 0 0 0 N/A
Criminal damage and arson 0 0 0 N/A
Drugs 0 0 0 N/A
Other crime 0 0 0 N/A
Other theft 0 0 0 N/A
Possession of weapons 0 0 0 N/A
Public order 0 0 0 N/A
Robbery 0 0 0 N/A
Shoplifting 0 0 0 N/A
Theft from the person 0 0 0 N/A
Vehicle crime 0 0 0 N/A
Violence and sexual offences 0 0 0 N/A

Compare crime rate by type for Tower Hamlets and Newham from 2020 to 2025

Use the list to compare crimes in Tower Hamlets and Newham.

Compare Property prices over time for Tower Hamlets and Newham

Showing crimes from 2010 up until January 2025. You can filter the property types by clicking on the type / area chart legend to hide it.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year.

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £0.00 / £751,600.64 £790,064.20 / £604,737.27 £714,813.68 / £458,368.27 £488,553.34 / £386,444.74
2022 £212,908.90 / £746,456.34 £760,518.16 / £598,626.83 £687,762.29 / £455,077.27 £456,334.08 / £373,699.19
2021 £834,260.75 / £692,093.69 £713,564.25 / £555,012.81 £645,481.67 / £423,581.39 £438,010.18 / £358,137.53
2020 £795,474.23 / £659,651.87 £722,652.37 / £531,300.16 £651,035.10 / £403,732.27 £452,865.71 / £350,902.93
2019 £711,299.39 / £631,294.80 £658,308.81 / £507,458.92 £592,773.39 / £386,228.18 £427,129.20 / £345,376.95
2018 £717,030.55 / £615,710.47 £663,713.18 / £492,308.10 £594,965.46 / £376,108.43 £435,239.32 / £342,891.62
2017 £730,489.92 / £608,313.56 £676,354.16 / £486,545.09 £601,463.05 / £372,830.06 £448,102.59 / £348,107.26
2016 £732,857.88 / £584,538.42 £675,791.89 / £471,884.42 £609,979.72 / £363,524.40 £445,325.69 / £330,299.99
2015 £666,515.09 / £496,265.57 £622,485.98 / £402,887.26 £565,762.27 / £311,192.56 £410,895.98 / £282,249.00
2014 £599,195.46 / £428,473.34 £561,636.10 / £348,212.44 £510,925.64 / £269,906.47 £372,340.09 / £245,241.53
2013 £476,136.49 / £364,481.98 £448,054.06 / £297,946.93 £410,433.27 / £231,497.01 £301,189.45 / £212,736.93
2012 £435,585.83 / £346,708.71 £410,256.23 / £283,954.37 £375,703.10 / £220,383.75 £278,447.45 / £204,084.09
2011 £433,126.94 / £337,078.44 £408,364.02 / £274,244.12 £370,762.36 / £213,139.18 £280,757.66 / £201,505.89
2010 £424,270.14 / £332,263.05 £405,828.58 / £269,601.48 £367,599.74 / £210,698.14 £276,138.75 / £197,171.73
Number of Jobs (thousands)
92k vs 92k
Median Salary
£36,162 vs £29,131
Annual Percentage Change
0.6% vs -4.4%
Mean Salary
£46,716 vs £33,173

See how Tower Hamlets compares to other areas in Inner London

Industry Tower Hamlets Count Newham Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 15 10 +5 + 40%
Production 570 455 +115 + 22.44%
Construction 865 2,375 -1,510 -93.21%
Motor Trades 165 210 -45 -24%
Wholesale 765 650 +115 + 16.25%
Retail 1,460 2,015 -555 -31.94%
Transport 530 905 -375 -52.26%
Accommodation Food 1,150 780 +370 + 38.34%
Information Comms 2,660 1,380 +1,280 + 63.37%
Finance Insurance 440 120 +320 + 114.29%
Property 835 485 +350 + 53.03%
Professional Scientific Technical 3,490 1,710 +1,780 + 68.46%
Business Admin 1,595 1,370 +225 + 15.18%
Public Admin Defence 10 0 +10 + 200%
Education 460 325 +135 + 34.39%
Health 540 450 +90 + 18.18%
Arts Entertainment 1,160 700 +460 + 49.46%