Crime Rates at Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 5LD

Forest Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Road (E17 5LD) in the last 12 months was 140.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% lower than the High Street average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (E17 5LD), 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.