Total Crime Rate

111.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norfolk Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 242nd 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 Norfolk Road (E17 5QS) in the last 12 months was 111.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% lower than the High Street average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norfolk Road (E17 5QS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norfolk Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hecham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hecham Close —
Apr 2026Public order Sinnott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillyfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillyfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowther Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worcester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Norfolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Andrews Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Worcester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sinnott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Public order Oatland Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higham Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Mcentee Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mcentee Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mcentee Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mcentee Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woolston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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