Total Crime Rate

96.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Drugs 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waverley Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 284th 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 Waverley Road (E17 3LQ) in the last 12 months was 96.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Waverley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parkstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Winsbeach Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stocksfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stocksfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Waverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wigram Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wigram Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbett Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Waverley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Waverley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radbourne Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Radbourne Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fyfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Avon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stocksfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brandon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brandon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lupin Mews Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wood Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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