Total Crime Rate
115.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Darndale Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the 227th highest crime rate of 704 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 Darndale Close (E17 5LH) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% lower than the High Street average (216.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Darndale Close (E17 5LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warwick Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kinross Terrace (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In High Street| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bramley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holmes Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Pond Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Pond Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Green Pond Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Green Pond Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Green Pond Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Green Pond Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | South Countess Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elphinstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Morris Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bemsted Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodney Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodney Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Priors Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Darndale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastleigh Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisbon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elphinstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pasquier Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Pasquier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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