Total Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Stirling Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stirling Road (E17 6BS) in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stirling Road (E17 6BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hooker'S Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wigmore Place (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stirling Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wigmore Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hooker'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillyfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wigmore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Farnborough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oatland Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oatland Rise —
Apr 2026Other theft Wigmore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Hamilton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hooker'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oatland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oatland Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Elizabeth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Road Path —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higham Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillyfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stirling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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