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Other theft in Tower Hamlets 12 months to June 2026
11.5per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 3,838 other theft offences in Tower Hamlets in the 12 months to June 2026, up 0.5% (18) on the previous 12 months. That is 11.5 per 1,000 residents against 6.5 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Other theft” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 334,240 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 200 400 600 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 523 offences October 2011: 600 offences November 2011: 574 offences December 2011: 561 offences January 2012: 546 offences February 2012: 542 offences March 2012: 668 offences April 2012: 579 offences May 2012: 639 offences June 2012: 779 offences July 2012: 703 offences August 2012: 692 offences September 2012: 626 offences October 2012: 709 offences November 2012: 616 offences December 2012: 524 offences January 2013: 557 offences February 2013: 518 offences March 2013: 502 offences April 2013: 611 offences May 2013: 372 offences June 2013: 323 offences July 2013: 383 offences August 2013: 314 offences September 2013: 355 offences October 2013: 392 offences November 2013: 337 offences December 2013: 299 offences January 2014: 283 offences February 2014: 293 offences March 2014: 298 offences April 2014: 285 offences May 2014: 300 offences June 2014: 327 offences July 2014: 339 offences August 2014: 261 offences September 2014: 302 offences October 2014: 314 offences November 2014: 329 offences December 2014: 274 offences January 2015: 260 offences February 2015: 292 offences March 2015: 325 offences April 2015: 235 offences May 2015: 311 offences June 2015: 306 offences July 2015: 355 offences August 2015: 286 offences September 2015: 356 offences October 2015: 326 offences November 2015: 285 offences December 2015: 284 offences January 2016: 269 offences February 2016: 298 offences March 2016: 271 offences April 2016: 286 offences May 2016: 322 offences June 2016: 329 offences July 2016: 359 offences August 2016: 315 offences September 2016: 265 offences October 2016: 355 offences November 2016: 319 offences December 2016: 318 offences January 2017: 293 offences February 2017: 291 offences March 2017: 272 offences April 2017: 329 offences May 2017: 371 offences June 2017: 358 offences July 2017: 314 offences August 2017: 354 offences September 2017: 339 offences October 2017: 345 offences November 2017: 333 offences December 2017: 270 offences January 2018: 341 offences February 2018: 314 offences March 2018: 290 offences April 2018: 375 offences May 2018: 406 offences June 2018: 319 offences July 2018: 390 offences August 2018: 361 offences September 2018: 332 offences October 2018: 427 offences November 2018: 385 offences December 2018: 343 offences January 2019: 394 offences February 2019: 419 offences March 2019: 516 offences April 2019: 445 offences May 2019: 430 offences June 2019: 426 offences July 2019: 371 offences August 2019: 295 offences September 2019: 292 offences October 2019: 385 offences November 2019: 317 offences December 2019: 334 offences January 2020: 329 offences February 2020: 337 offences March 2020: 243 offences April 2020: 162 offences May 2020: 152 offences June 2020: 231 offences July 2020: 275 offences August 2020: 302 offences September 2020: 288 offences October 2020: 283 offences November 2020: 193 offences December 2020: 222 offences January 2021: 191 offences February 2021: 196 offences March 2021: 174 offences April 2021: 236 offences May 2021: 250 offences June 2021: 290 offences July 2021: 295 offences August 2021: 294 offences September 2021: 310 offences October 2021: 269 offences November 2021: 339 offences December 2021: 310 offences January 2022: 310 offences February 2022: 299 offences March 2022: 312 offences April 2022: 338 offences May 2022: 327 offences June 2022: 312 offences July 2022: 330 offences August 2022: 381 offences September 2022: 337 offences October 2022: 361 offences November 2022: 365 offences December 2022: 379 offences January 2023: 386 offences February 2023: 385 offences March 2023: 435 offences April 2023: 409 offences May 2023: 344 offences June 2023: 399 offences July 2023: 399 offences August 2023: 406 offences September 2023: 406 offences October 2023: 459 offences November 2023: 457 offences December 2023: 396 offences January 2024: 347 offences February 2024: 371 offences March 2024: 327 offences April 2024: 316 offences May 2024: 339 offences June 2024: 306 offences July 2024: 335 offences August 2024: 344 offences September 2024: 281 offences October 2024: 326 offences November 2024: 326 offences December 2024: 326 offences January 2025: 293 offences February 2025: 281 offences March 2025: 345 offences April 2025: 338 offences May 2025: 337 offences June 2025: 288 offences July 2025: 331 offences August 2025: 315 offences September 2025: 343 offences October 2025: 363 offences November 2025: 322 offences December 2025: 359 offences January 2026: 277 offences February 2026: 287 offences March 2026: 274 offences April 2026: 287 offences May 2026: 341 offences June 2026: 339 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 8,423 (partial) — — June 2012 4,329 16.5 2012 June 2013 999 3.7 2013 June 2014 195 0.7 2014 June 2015 240 0.8 2015 June 2016 354 1.2 2016 June 2017 335 1.1 2017 June 2018 351 1.2 2018 June 2019 333 1.1 2019 June 2020 348 1.1 2020 June 2021 427 1.4 2021 June 2022 354 1.1 2022 June 2023 384 1.1 2023 June 2024 302 0.9 2024 June 2025 494 1.5 2025 June 2026 484 1.4 2025
What this measures Theft not covered by the more specific theft categories, such as theft from work or from a garden.
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 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 Robbery 1,310 offences 3.9per 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 other theft rate · All recorded crime in Tower Hamlets