Total Crime Rate
105.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Guildford Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hale End & Highams Park South , and the 262nd 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 Guildford Road (E17 4EA) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% higher than the Hale End & Highams Park South average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Guildford Road (E17 4EA), the main crime hotspot is near Queenswood Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spencer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fulbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evanston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swanage Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Railway Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guildford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queenswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Hale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hale End Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hale End Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heathcroft Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Heathcroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Starley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bridge End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Hale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Macdonald Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
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