Total Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 1.5 1/10
  • Robbery 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pennant Terrace area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 687 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 Pennant Terrace (E17 5BD) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% lower than the High Street average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennant Terrace (E17 5BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thorpe Crescent, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ardleigh Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pennant Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elphinstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sherwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pennant Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft North Countess Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priors Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Road
Apr 2026Burglary Douglas Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sherwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorpe Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushbrook Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ardleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winns Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rushbrook Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleeming Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bemsted Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ardleigh Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fleeming Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorpe Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorpe Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bosworth Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lisbon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bemsted Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bemsted Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelmscott Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorpe Crescent

Data Sources

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