Crime Rates at Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 6HF

Forest Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 247th lowest crime rate of 687 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 Forest Road (E17 6HF) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (E17 6HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackhorse Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.