Tower Hamlets

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Tower Hamlets.

Population: 331,969
People in Employment: 153,420 (65.2%)
People Inactive: 66,995 (28.5%)
People Unemployed: 14,995 (6.4%)
Number Of Jobs: 92k
Median Salary: £36,162
Mean Salary: £46,716

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Tower Hamlets. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Tower Hamlets for 2024

Tower Hamlets most common type of crime is: Anti-social behaviour. In 2023 there were 12,719 crimes and in 2022 there were 16,275 crimes. Which is an decrease of 3,556 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Anti-social behaviour	12,719	791	Getting Better
Violence and sexual offences	10,783	717	Getting Better
Other theft	4,826	304	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	3,357	174	Getting Better
Public order	2,621	163	Getting Better
Drugs	1,977	152	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,324	140	Getting Better
Burglary	2,467	136	Getting Better
Theft from the person	2,298	130	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	2,196	121	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	1,341	116	Getting Better
Robbery	1,161	81	Getting Better
Other crime	408	23	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	211	8	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Tower Hamlets

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Bethnal Green has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Tower Hamlets, with 4082 crimes and 175 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst St Peter's has 380 crimes and 58 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Spitalfields & Banglatown	341	23
Canary Wharf	291	15
Bethnal Green	273	12
Shadwell	193	13
Stepney Green	160	12
Whitechapel	156	7
Bow East	153	7
Bow West	150	10
Blackwall & Cubitt Town	135	6
Island Gardens	120	7
Weavers	111	7
Lansbury	109	6
St Katharine's & Wapping	108	8
Bromley North	101	9
St Dunstan's	92	6
Limehouse	51	7
Bromley South	40	3
St Peter's	13	5
Poplar	0	0
Mile End	0	0

Crime map for Tower Hamlets

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-08. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Tower Hamlets

The average property price in Tower Hamlets is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Tower Hamlets is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Tower Hamlets could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£0.00	£790,064.20	£714,813.68	£488,553.34
2022	£212,908.90	£760,518.16	£687,762.29	£456,334.08
2021	£834,260.75	£713,564.25	£645,481.67	£438,010.18
2020	£795,474.23	£722,652.37	£651,035.10	£452,865.71
2019	£711,299.39	£658,308.81	£592,773.39	£427,129.20
2018	£717,030.55	£663,713.18	£594,965.46	£435,239.32
2017	£730,489.92	£676,354.16	£601,463.05	£448,102.59
2016	£732,857.88	£675,791.89	£609,979.72	£445,325.69
2015	£666,515.09	£622,485.98	£565,762.27	£410,895.98
2014	£599,195.46	£561,636.10	£510,925.64	£372,340.09
2013	£476,136.49	£448,054.06	£410,433.27	£301,189.45
2012	£435,585.83	£410,256.23	£375,703.10	£278,447.45
2011	£433,126.94	£408,364.02	£370,762.36	£280,757.66
2010	£424,270.14	£405,828.58	£367,599.74	£276,138.75

Property prices over time for Tower Hamlets

Showing crimes from 2010 up until August 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Tower Hamlets

The median salary in Tower Hamlets is £36,162 and the mean salary in Tower Hamlets is £46,716.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 92k
Median Salary: £36,162
Annual Percentage Change: 0.6%
Mean Salary: £46,716

Salary comparison between Tower Hamlets and Inner London

See how Tower Hamlets compares to the rest of Inner London. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in Inner London is £42,665 in Wandsworth and the lowest median salary is £0 in Haringey. Tower Hamlets ranks 6 out of 14 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Wandsworth	100k	£42,665	12.5%	£65,006	9.9%
Westminster	49k	£39,562	-0.2%	£56,763	-4.6%
Islington	67k	£38,434	10.3%	£0	0.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham	56k	£37,884	0.7%	£53,092	0.0%
Kensington and Chelsea	31k	£37,578	-3.7%	£0	0.0%
Lambeth	99k	£37,566	5.9%	£48,060	10.2%
Camden	51k	£35,575	1.3%	£48,707	7.0%
Southwark	101k	£34,583	1.1%	£45,685	7.2%
Lewisham	90k	£32,579	8.8%	£38,066	3.9%
Newham	92k	£29,131	-4.4%	£33,173	-5.0%
City of London	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Hackney	76k	£0	0.0%	£45,546	16.2%
Haringey	65k	£0	0.0%	£40,826	17.6%