Total Crime Rate
100.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tower Hamlets Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 275th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Hamlets Road (E17 4RH) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% lower than the Hoe Street average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tower Hamlets Road (E17 4RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forest Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stainforth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cairo Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Church Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bromley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bromley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aubrey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richards Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cairo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cairo Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Milton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Forest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cleveland Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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