Total Crime Rate

68.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gloucester Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the 299th lowest crime rate of 704 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 Gloucester Road (E17 6AE) in the last 12 months was 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (E17 6AE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 50 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 Gloucester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hillyfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Blackhorse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Blackhorse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blackhorse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Blackhorse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hecham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Uplands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Uplands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillyfield Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gurney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Papermill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Worcester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Papermill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sutherland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Lane
Sep 2025Drugs Uplands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oatland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lockwood Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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