Total Crime Rate

341.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.6 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 341.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 202.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 50.6 8/10
  • Burglary 38.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Other theft 25.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Marlowe Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 36th 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 Marlowe Road (E17 3HA) in the last 12 months was 341.8 per 1,000 residents and was 194.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlowe Road (E17 3HA), the main crime hotspot is near Prospect Hill. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marlowe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Back Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blackberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Hill —
Apr 2026Other theft Parkstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parkstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ravenswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parkstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyatt'S Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Cuthbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shernhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Blackberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Greville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shernhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brandon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brandon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vallentin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bishop'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackberry Close —
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Data Sources

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