Total Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.3 1/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Courtenay Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 127th 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 Courtenay Road (E17 6LX) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Courtenay Road (E17 6LX), the main crime hotspot is near Blackhorse Road. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Courtenay Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Freedom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haroldstone Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haroldstone Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haroldstone Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haroldstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haroldstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coppermill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coppermill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blackhorse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Essex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Courtenay Road
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Longfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tenby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Road
Apr 2026Drugs Hazelwood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Chewton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chewton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenthorne Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glenthorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pretoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haroldstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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