Total Crime Rate

369.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 369.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 135.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.7 10/10
  • Burglary 21.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Drugs 21.0 10/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 34th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Drive (E17 3DP) in the last 12 months was 369.2 per 1,000 residents and was 218.5% higher than the Hoe Street average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 119.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (E17 3DP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Vine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brantwood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackberry Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bishop'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brantwood Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Back Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brantwood Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brantwood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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