This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.80 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.80 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Tower Hamlets
Crime trends · Tower Hamlets
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
820
YoY stable
ASB
644
YoY -14%
Vehicle Crime
207
YoY +53%
Burglary
149
YoY +23%
Criminal damage
139
YoY -12%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Possession Of Weapons
25
YoY +39%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · possession of weapons up sharply · vehicle crime rising
3,127
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Tower Hamlets
Ethnicity
Total residents: 310,470
Bangladeshi34.6%
White Brit.22.9%
Other White14.6%
African5.0%
Chinese3.3%
+ 10 other groups · 19.6%
Religion
Total residents: 310,581
Muslim39.9%
No religion26.6%
Christian22.3%
Not answered6.9%
Hindu2.0%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 310,554
25–3427.5%
35–4922.5%
50–6410.7%
20–2410.3%
10–156.7%
+ 5 other age groups · 22.3%
Households
Total households: 120,768
Other27.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over13.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.2%
