You asked

​​Please provide knife crime statistics for the borough of tower hamlets for the years 2016 through to 2018.

We said

Thank you for your request regarding knife crime statistics for the Community Safety Partnership (CSP) area of Tower Hamlets.

We do not hold data for police recorded offences involving the use of a knife or sharp instrument by CSP. The lowest level geography we hold for this offence category is Police Force Area.

The Home Office supply us with the knife crime data that we publish and they may be able to assist you further. They can be contacted at Crimeandpolicestats@homeoffice.gov.uk.