Total Crime Rate
107.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bower Terrace area has the 6th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Epping East , and the 65th highest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bower Terrace (CM16 7AP) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bower Terrace (CM16 7AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Epping, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bower Hill (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Addison Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Epping | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bower Vale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bower Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bower Hill | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Flux'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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