Total Crime Rate

318.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 318.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Other theft 38.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.5 10/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 20.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.0 10/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Blackhorse Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 41st 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 Blackhorse Lane (E17 6AA) in the last 12 months was 318.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 101.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackhorse Lane (E17 6AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackhorse Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sopwith Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hooker'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hooker'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hooker'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hooker'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hooker'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priestley Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priestley Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Champness Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Champness Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Champness Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Champness Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Champness Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Champness Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Champness Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collendale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wigmore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Road Path —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Road 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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