Crime Rates at King Edward Road, London, E17 6HY

King Edward Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 90th 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 King Edward Road (E17 6HY) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% lower than the High Street average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edward Road (E17 6HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Essex Close, where police recorded 33 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.