Crime Rates at Wood Street, London, E17 3LX

Wood Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 68th highest crime rate of 704 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 Wood Street (E17 3LX) in the last 12 months was 237.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% higher than the Hoe Street average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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