Crime Rates at Elphinstone Road, London, E17 5EZ

Elphinstone Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 343rd highest 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 Elphinstone Road (E17 5EZ) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elphinstone Road (E17 5EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thorpe Crescent, where police recorded 34 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.