Total Crime Rate
106.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Century Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 258th highest crime rate of 687 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 Century Road (E17 6JA) in the last 12 months was 106.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower than the High Street average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Century Road (E17 6JA), 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.
View Crime In William Morris| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Luton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pretoria Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stirling Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stirling Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Green Pond Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fairfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Renness Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stoneydown Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pembar Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlain Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlain Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chamberlain Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bristol Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bristol Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bristol Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Elizabeth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Suffolk Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Luton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Farnborough Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Essex Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walpole Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walpole Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walpole Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Essex Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wigmore Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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