Total Crime Rate

132.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 48.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Hamlets Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 299th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

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 Tower Hamlets Road (E7 9BZ) in the last 12 months was 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% higher than the Forest Gate North average (105.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Hamlets Road (E7 9BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Clova Road. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Hamlets Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Odessa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Magpie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Magpie Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clova Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Hamlets Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clova Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Atherton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Atherton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clova Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clova Road
Apr 2026Robbery Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clova Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kinglet Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinglet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clova Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earlham Grove
Apr 2026Theft from the person Earlham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Earlham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earlham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earlham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clova Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Magpie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelduck Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Atherton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clare Gardens

Data Sources

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