Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 90.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Upper Walthamstow Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 306th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Walthamstow Road (E17 3QQ) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Walthamstow Road (E17 3QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Avenue North. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Upper Walthamstow

Crime Over Time in Upper Walthamstow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Chestnut Avenue North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue North —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chestnut Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue North Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lucerne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Greenway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Greenway Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Risings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Waverley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Waverley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fyfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Winsbeach Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Avon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bistern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bistern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue North —
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Data Sources

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