Total Crime Rate
181.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marlowe Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Marlowe Road (E17 3HD) in the last 12 months was 181.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% higher than the Hoe Street average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marlowe Road (E17 3HD), the main crime hotspot is near Albion Road. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wood Street| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burns Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Albion Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parkstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlowe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stocksfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lupin Mews | Offender given penalty notice |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlowe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlowe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlowe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlowe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Marlowe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Vallentin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Albion Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albion Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albion Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parkstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Burns Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alander Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cuthbert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Waverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brantwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brantwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Linford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brantwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brantwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brantwood Close | — |
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