Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.5 10/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Guildford 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.

Crime Over Time in Guildford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spencer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fulbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swanage Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Railway Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Guildford Road —
Sep 2025Public order Guildford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Guildford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hale —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hale End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hale End Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathcroft Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Heathcroft Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Starley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bridge End Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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