Total Crime Rate

142.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.7 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 142.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 48.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Forest Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 164th 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 Forest Road (E17 3ED) in the last 12 months was 142.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 482.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (E17 3ED), 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 Forest Road area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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