Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Southwark and Tower Hamlets compared
Every measure Civometry publishes for both areas, side by side. Each figure is its publisher’s own for the period named beside it, and the difference between the two is stated in the middle. Neither area is called better: which direction counts as better depends on what you are asking, and the page does not decide that for you. Where the two figures are not comparable — a different period, or nothing published for one side — the row says so instead of showing a difference.
Southwark
E09000028 · Metropolitan Police Service
Tower Hamlets
E09000030 · Metropolitan Police Service
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
The same in both
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
312,366
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
21,874 more in Tower Hamlets
334,240
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£48,681
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£3,319 more in Tower Hamlets
£52,000
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£582,473
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£125,575 more in Southwark
£456,898
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£2,431
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£8 more in Tower Hamlets
£2,439
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
5.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.1 percentage points higher in Tower Hamlets
6.7%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+1,029
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
760 more in Tower Hamlets
+1,789
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£1,967
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£129 more in Southwark
£1,838
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
23.3
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
7.2 more in Tower Hamlets
30.6
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
26.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
13.5 percentage points higher in Tower Hamlets
40.1%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
155.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
11.1 more in Southwark
144.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
12.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
3.2 years more in Southwark
8.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
59.9%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
3.6 percentage points higher in Southwark
56.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
4.04%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.51 percentage points higher in Southwark
3.53%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
9,288
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
841 more in Southwark
8,447
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,955
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
91 more in Tower Hamlets
3,046
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 312,366 in Southwark and 334,240 in Tower Hamlets (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £48,681 in Southwark and £52,000 in Tower Hamlets (2025); and average house price was £582,473 in Southwark and £456,898 in Tower Hamlets (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 312,366 in Southwark and 334,240 in Tower Hamlets (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £48,681 in Southwark and £52,000 in Tower Hamlets (2025); and average house price was £582,473 in Southwark and £456,898 in Tower Hamlets (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
Recorded crime by category
Offences per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to June 2026, from the same archive and the same window for both areas.
| Category | Southwark per 1,000 | offences | Tower Hamlets per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 155.4 | 48,530 | 144.3 | 48,234 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3.5 | 1,097 | 3.1 | 1,025 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 7.4 | 2,301 | 7.2 | 2,408 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.1 | 1,592 | 5.1 | 1,709 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 6.0 | 1,880 | 8.1 | 2,692 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.3 | 405 | 1.4 | 484 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 15.8 | 4,937 | 11.5 | 3,838 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.0 | 323 | 0.9 | 291 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 6.9 | 2,149 | 8.3 | 2,763 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 6.2 | 1,931 | 3.9 | 1,310 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 9.6 | 3,014 | 10.6 | 3,541 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 21.8 | 6,823 | 8.4 | 2,815 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7.5 | 2,345 | 7.8 | 2,621 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 32.4 | 10,130 | 35.5 | 11,851 | 34.7 |
| Violent crime | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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.
What this comparison rests on
Two figures are only subtracted when they are the same measure over the same period. Populations differ (312,366 and 334,240 residents on the latest estimates used here), so counts are shown alongside rates rather than instead of them. Nothing on this page is weighted, indexed or scored: every difference is one published number minus another, and the rows that cannot be compared say why.