Poplar Central
Middle areaEast Tower Hamlets. 9,979 people in 0.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Poplar Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Poplar Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Poplar Central at a rate of 149.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 144.2 per 1,000 people across Tower Hamlets.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 369 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 248 |
| Shoplifting | 209 |
| Other crime | 204 |
| Vehicle crime | 130 |
| Burglary | 94 |
| Robbery | 65 |
| Drug offences | 61 |
| Theft from the person | 61 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 47 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Poplar Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Poplar Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Poplar Central at a rate of 149.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 144.2 per 1,000 people across Tower Hamlets.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 120 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Poplar Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (369), anti-social behaviour (248) and shoplifting (209).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Tower Hamlets
These figures are published for the whole of Tower Hamlets, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tower Hamlets and not Poplar Central alone. See Tower Hamlets
Poplar Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Poplar Central was £375,000 in 2025.
Poplar Central had 9,287 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Poplar Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Poplar Central, 85.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.