Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waverley Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 279th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waverley Road (E17 3LG) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower than the Hoe Street average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Road (E17 3LG), 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.

Crime Over Time in Waverley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cuthbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stocksfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waverley Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waverley Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Waverley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Walthamstow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawker Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Radbourne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winsbeach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hawker Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawker Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wigram Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wigram Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wigram Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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