Total Crime Rate

133.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 133.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.5 10/10
  • Other theft 26.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Milton Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 704 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 Milton Road (E17 4SR) in the last 12 months was 133.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (E17 4SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hoe Street, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Milton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Folkestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cairo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Tower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tower Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tower Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cleveland Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hatherley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Park Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Park Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Browns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Park Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boleyn Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boleyn Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boleyn Court —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Falmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cairo Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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