Total Crime Rate

177.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.7 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 177.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.0 9/10
  • Drugs 20.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

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 3DG) 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 3DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Drive, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albion Road (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lupin Mews Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Other theft Back Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Blackberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blackberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Vine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parkstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parkstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parkstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyatt'S Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackberry Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albion Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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