Crime Rates at Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4PP

Forest Road area has the highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 15th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Road (E17 4PP) in the last 12 months was 587.8 per 1,000 residents and was 487.7% higher than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 162.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (E17 4PP), the main crime hotspot is near Forest Road. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.