Total Crime Rate
120.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shernhall Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 214th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shernhall Street (E17 3EA) in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% lower than the Hoe Street average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shernhall Street (E17 3EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Blackberry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Turner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyatt'S Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wyatt'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wyatt'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wyatt'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyatt'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cuthbert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brantwood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kingsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Back Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Turner Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brantwood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blackberry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Spruce Hills Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Spruce Hills Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Spruce Hills Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Back Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Back Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Blackberry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blackberry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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