Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Byron Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 330th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byron Road (E17 4SN) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% lower than the Hoe Street average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Road (E17 4SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forest Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Byron Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Eastfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cairo Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cairo Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cairo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aubrey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Hill
Sep 2025Burglary Church Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Falmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Falmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Falmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Falmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Falmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Falmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hatherley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Seaford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Hatherley Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaywood Road
Sep 2025Drugs Farnan Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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