Total Crime Rate
15.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodlands Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlands Road (E17 3LD) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.7% lower than the Hoe Street average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodlands Road (E17 3LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawker Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Upper Walthamstow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper Walthamstow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper Walthamstow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodstock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Waverley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stocksfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Albion Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Albion Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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