Crime Rates at Hoe Street, London, E17 4QS

Hoe Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 151st 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 Hoe Street (E17 4QS) in the last 12 months was 151.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoe Street (E17 4QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gillards Way, where police recorded 193 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forest Road (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.