Total Crime Rate

888.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

386.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 888.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 386.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 291.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 197.2 10/10
  • Drugs 66.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.9 10/10
  • Other theft 58.3 10/10
  • Public order 58.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 10/10
  • Robbery 33.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.6 10/10
  • Other crime 22.2 10/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tower Road area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Epping East , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Road (CM16 5EL) in the last 12 months was 888.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1125.9% higher than the Epping East average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 386.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Road (CM16 5EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ambrose Crescent (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Tower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amesbury Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amesbury Close —
Apr 2026Public order Clarks Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelly Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Madells Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bury Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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