Safety, air quality and noise in Tower Hamlets

Safety — higher is safer

Tower Hamlets scores 46 out of 100 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 1263.9 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 1,263.9 offences per 10,000 residents across the 163 of 169 LSOAs in this local authority area with published figures, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 169 member areas; middle half 38 to 56.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Tower Hamlets scores 69 out of 100 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 9.8 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 9.8 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 169 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 169 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.

Median across the 169 member areas; middle half 68 to 70.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Tower Hamlets scores 34 out of 100 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 66.4 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 66.4 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 169 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 169 member-area centroids from the national major-road traffic noise model, where a lower reading means a quieter area. This figure is approximate: modelled from the major-road network rather than a local noise surface.

This score is approximate.

Median across the 169 member areas; middle half 21 to 43.