Total Crime Rate

1820.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

574.6 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 1820.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 574.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 298.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 291.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 283.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 268.7 10/10
  • Public order 179.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 111.9 10/10
  • Drugs 104.5 10/10
  • Other theft 104.5 10/10
  • Robbery 97.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 37.3 10/10
  • Burglary 29.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
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 Mews area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham 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 Mews (E17 7BF) in the last 12 months was 1820.9 per 1,000 residents and was 736.2% higher than the High Street average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 574.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Mews (E17 7BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gillards Way, where police recorded 237 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastfield Road (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Gillards Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Burglary Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cleveland Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Mews
Apr 2026Other theft Hatherley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hatherley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Richards Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richards Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Richards Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Richards Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cleveland Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Park Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Hamlets Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Walthamstow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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