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Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman said: “At a time when many councils have cut their budgets for tackling crime by millions, we are investing £8 million, more than any other local authority in London, leading the way in showing how councils can invest to make our communities safer.
Under the new taskforce, Tower Hamlets enforcement officers will work with police to tackle drug-related crime, antisocial behaviour and search for drugs and weapons in parks and estates.
“We’re launching our new Anti Crime Task Force to work closely with police partners to ensure that there is a visible on street presence across the borough, acting as a deterrent to those engaging in crime and antisocial behaviour.”.
Council officials said the scheme would ramp up its efforts to clamp down on crime, pointing to 415 arrests by council-funded police officers since April 2022 and 2,357 fines issued for antisocial behaviour in 2024.
“We have seen the notable impact of this joint working over the past year, with Tower Hamlets now experiencing less violence, less robbery, less burglary and more prosecutions in key areas such as domestic violence,” he said.
