Total Crime Rate

190.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 190.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Papermill Place area has the 13th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the 98th highest crime rate of 704 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 Papermill Place (E17 6GG) in the last 12 months was 190.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (β‰ˆ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Papermill Place (E17 6GG), 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.

Crime Over Time in Papermill Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sutherland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Blenheim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Higham Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Higham Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Papermill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Higham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chamberlain Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chamberlain Place β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bramley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bramley Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Papermill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stirling Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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