Total Crime Rate
71.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Foundry Mews area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 319th lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Foundry Mews (E17 4FT) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Foundry Mews (E17 4FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albion Road, where police recorded 64 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wigram Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawker Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hawker Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hawker Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lupin Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lupin Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hawker Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Havant Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wigram Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wigram Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Siddeley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spencer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Siddeley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Siddeley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Siddeley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Siddeley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Radbourne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Siddeley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stocksfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cuthbert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Avenue | — |
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