Crime Rates at Hempstead Road, London, E17 3RL

Hempstead Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 253rd 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 Hempstead Road (E17 3RL) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hempstead Road (E17 3RL), the main crime hotspot is near Hylands Road. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.