Crime Rates at Wood Street, London, E17 3LL

Wood Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 54th highest crime rate of 704 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 Wood Street (E17 3LL) in the last 12 months was 270.7 per 1,000 residents and was 113.5% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 157.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (E17 3LL), 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.