Total Crime Rate
303.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Forest Trading Estate area has the 8th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the 48th highest crime rate of 704 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 Forest Trading Estate (E17 6AL) in the last 12 months was 303.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% higher than the High Street average (216.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (β 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forest Trading Estate (E17 6AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Blackhorse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackhorse Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sopwith Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sopwith Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sopwith Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hooker'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Blenheim Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Champness Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Champness Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Champness Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Champness Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Champness Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Champness Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Champness Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Road | Under investigation |
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