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Robbery in Tower Hamlets 12 months to June 2026
3.9per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 1,310 robbery offences in Tower Hamlets in the 12 months to June 2026, up 1.6% (21) on the previous 12 months. That is 3.9 per 1,000 residents against 1.4 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Robbery” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 334,240 Monthly, December 2010 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: December 2010 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 50 100 150 2010 2015 2020 2025 December 2010: 74 offences January 2011: 110 offences February 2011: 115 offences March 2011: 124 offences April 2011: 103 offences May 2011: 146 offences June 2011: 109 offences July 2011: 100 offences August 2011: 133 offences September 2011: 101 offences October 2011: 136 offences November 2011: 96 offences December 2011: 98 offences January 2012: 103 offences February 2012: 91 offences March 2012: 124 offences April 2012: 103 offences May 2012: 111 offences June 2012: 109 offences July 2012: 100 offences August 2012: 128 offences September 2012: 132 offences October 2012: 120 offences November 2012: 128 offences December 2012: 133 offences January 2013: 116 offences February 2013: 99 offences March 2013: 108 offences April 2013: 102 offences May 2013: 110 offences June 2013: 108 offences July 2013: 125 offences August 2013: 79 offences September 2013: 79 offences October 2013: 102 offences November 2013: 127 offences December 2013: 109 offences January 2014: 80 offences February 2014: 92 offences March 2014: 92 offences April 2014: 64 offences May 2014: 101 offences June 2014: 69 offences July 2014: 89 offences August 2014: 97 offences September 2014: 85 offences October 2014: 104 offences November 2014: 112 offences December 2014: 122 offences January 2015: 95 offences February 2015: 104 offences March 2015: 82 offences April 2015: 66 offences May 2015: 108 offences June 2015: 89 offences July 2015: 111 offences August 2015: 87 offences September 2015: 65 offences October 2015: 95 offences November 2015: 101 offences December 2015: 108 offences January 2016: 96 offences February 2016: 104 offences March 2016: 76 offences April 2016: 90 offences May 2016: 100 offences June 2016: 106 offences July 2016: 104 offences August 2016: 75 offences September 2016: 92 offences October 2016: 105 offences November 2016: 114 offences December 2016: 137 offences January 2017: 115 offences February 2017: 94 offences March 2017: 144 offences April 2017: 108 offences May 2017: 124 offences June 2017: 114 offences July 2017: 160 offences August 2017: 119 offences September 2017: 112 offences October 2017: 120 offences November 2017: 126 offences December 2017: 136 offences January 2018: 174 offences February 2018: 98 offences March 2018: 116 offences April 2018: 148 offences May 2018: 75 offences June 2018: 144 offences July 2018: 139 offences August 2018: 130 offences September 2018: 113 offences October 2018: 120 offences November 2018: 118 offences December 2018: 148 offences January 2019: 92 offences February 2019: 103 offences March 2019: 116 offences April 2019: 124 offences May 2019: 108 offences June 2019: 121 offences July 2019: 94 offences August 2019: 106 offences September 2019: 102 offences October 2019: 136 offences November 2019: 143 offences December 2019: 146 offences January 2020: 121 offences February 2020: 90 offences March 2020: 105 offences April 2020: 41 offences May 2020: 57 offences June 2020: 67 offences July 2020: 87 offences August 2020: 88 offences September 2020: 77 offences October 2020: 86 offences November 2020: 73 offences December 2020: 94 offences January 2021: 81 offences February 2021: 58 offences March 2021: 72 offences April 2021: 74 offences May 2021: 83 offences June 2021: 80 offences July 2021: 83 offences August 2021: 69 offences September 2021: 107 offences October 2021: 83 offences November 2021: 94 offences December 2021: 65 offences January 2022: 83 offences February 2022: 62 offences March 2022: 72 offences April 2022: 70 offences May 2022: 95 offences June 2022: 76 offences July 2022: 82 offences August 2022: 61 offences September 2022: 73 offences October 2022: 85 offences November 2022: 90 offences December 2022: 75 offences January 2023: 89 offences February 2023: 123 offences March 2023: 112 offences April 2023: 75 offences May 2023: 112 offences June 2023: 89 offences July 2023: 111 offences August 2023: 92 offences September 2023: 113 offences October 2023: 117 offences November 2023: 126 offences December 2023: 180 offences January 2024: 109 offences February 2024: 85 offences March 2024: 112 offences April 2024: 106 offences May 2024: 140 offences June 2024: 109 offences July 2024: 101 offences August 2024: 112 offences September 2024: 131 offences October 2024: 123 offences November 2024: 111 offences December 2024: 108 offences January 2025: 92 offences February 2025: 96 offences March 2025: 114 offences April 2025: 102 offences May 2025: 81 offences June 2025: 118 offences July 2025: 119 offences August 2025: 120 offences September 2025: 98 offences October 2025: 109 offences November 2025: 110 offences December 2025: 102 offences January 2026: 92 offences February 2026: 87 offences March 2026: 111 offences April 2026: 97 offences May 2026: 142 offences June 2026: 123 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value Each year since 2011 Year to Offences Per 1,000 Population year June 2011 781 (partial) — — June 2012 1,305 5.0 2012 June 2013 1,384 5.1 2013 June 2014 1,119 4.0 2014 June 2015 1,153 4.1 2015 June 2016 1,139 3.9 2016 June 2017 1,326 4.5 2017 June 2018 1,528 5.1 2018 June 2019 1,432 4.7 2019 June 2020 1,208 3.9 2020 June 2021 953 3.0 2021 June 2022 959 2.9 2022 June 2023 1,066 3.2 2023 June 2024 1,400 4.2 2024 June 2025 1,289 3.9 2025 June 2026 1,310 3.9 2025
What this measures Theft with the use or threat of force against a person.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Tower Hamlets Violence and sexual offences 11,851 offences 35.5per 1,000 Other theft 3,838 offences 11.5per 1,000 Shoplifting 3,541 offences 10.6per 1,000 Theft from the person 2,815 offences 8.4per 1,000 Public order 2,763 offences 8.3per 1,000 Drugs 2,692 offences 8.1per 1,000 Vehicle crime 2,621 offences 7.8per 1,000 Burglary 2,408 offences 7.2per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,709 offences 5.1per 1,000 Bicycle theft 1,025 offences 3.1per 1,000 Other crime 484 offences 1.4per 1,000 Possession of weapons 291 offences 0.9per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by robbery rate · All recorded crime in Tower Hamlets