Total Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tower Hamlets Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Hamlets Road (E7 9DA) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% lower than the Forest Gate North average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -79.7% YoY).

In the area around Tower Hamlets Road (E7 9DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clova Road, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Essex Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Hamlets Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clova Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Odessa Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dean Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clare Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clare Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clare Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clare Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Public order Wooder Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Magpie Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Eric Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Magpie Close β€”
Sep 2025Public order Atherton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Atherton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clova Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackwater Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackwater Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Macdonald Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Shelduck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clova Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clova Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clova Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clova Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clova Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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