Total Crime Rate
71.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Century Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the 316th lowest crime rate of 704 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 Century Road (E17 6JA) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower than the High Street average (216.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Century Road (E17 6JA), 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.
View Crime In High Street| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clifton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chamberlain Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bristol Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fairfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bristol Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Pond Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bristol Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bristol Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pretoria Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Higham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stoneydown Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stoneydown Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Farnborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Farnborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Queen Elizabeth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chamberlain Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Higham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Pasquier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Renness Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Blenheim Road | Under investigation |
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