Total Crime Rate

167.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 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 167.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hoe Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 120th highest crime rate of 687 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 Hoe Street (E17 4PH) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% higher than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoe Street (E17 4PH), the main crime hotspot is near Forest Road. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hoe Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farnan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Road
Apr 2026Burglary Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Hamlets Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaywood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaywood Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaywood Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Mews
Apr 2026Other theft Hatherley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hatherley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Richards Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Richards Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Richards Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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