Total Crime Rate
177.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pearl Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the 114th 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 Pearl Road (E17 4QY) in the last 12 months was 177.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% lower than the High Street average (216.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (β 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pearl Road (E17 4QY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In High Street| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mersey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatherley Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boleyn Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brookdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruby Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hatherley Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boleyn Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Forest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Forest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cleveland Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cleveland Park Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cleveland Park Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boleyn Court | β |
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