Crime Rates at Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 3HR

Forest Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 50th 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 Forest Road (E17 3HR) in the last 12 months was 283.2 per 1,000 residents and was 144.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 129.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (E17 3HR), 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.