Crime Rates at The Drive, Walthamstow, London, E17 3DD

The Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 106th 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 The Drive (E17 3DD) in the last 12 months was 177.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% higher than the Hoe Street average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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