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

King Edward Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 704 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 6HZ) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% lower than the High Street average (216.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edward Road (E17 6HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bristol Park Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Essex Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.