Total Crime Rate
114.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shernhall Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 233rd 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 3EU) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% lower than the Hoe Street average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shernhall Street (E17 3EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Drive, where police recorded 112 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 | Shoplifting | Bishop'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Church Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brantwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brantwood Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brantwood Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lupin Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lupin Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Havant 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 | Drugs | Blackberry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clifford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Prospect Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Prospect Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prospect Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Albion Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blackberry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vallentin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wyatt'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Turner Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Turner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyatt'S Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Back Road | Under investigation |
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