Crime Rates at Mersey Road, London, E17 5LA

Mersey Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 97th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mersey Road (E17 5LA) in the last 12 months was 187.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mersey Road (E17 5LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wolsey Avenue, 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.