Total Crime Rate

148.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 148.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 24.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Seaford Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 148th highest crime rate of 687 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 Seaford Road (E17 3BT) in the last 12 months was 148.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% higher than the Hoe Street average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 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 Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaford Road (E17 3BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Drive, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forest Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Seaford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farnan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Vine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary West Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Hamlets Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Avenue Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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