Crime Rates at Carr Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 5ER

Carr Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 200th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carr Road (E17 5ER) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% lower than the High Street average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carr Road (E17 5ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mersey Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.