Crime Rates at Mersey Road, London, E17 5LB

Mersey Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 321st 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 Mersey Road (E17 5LB) in the last 12 months was 87.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower than the High Street average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mersey Road (E17 5LB), 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.