Total Crime Rate

444.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 444.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.0 10/10
  • Other theft 68.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 59.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 51.3 10/10
  • Robbery 51.3 10/10
  • Drugs 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Other crime 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

Blackhorse Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 26th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackhorse Road (E17 6NJ) in the last 12 months was 444.4 per 1,000 residents and was 104.1% higher than the High Street average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 162.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackhorse Road (E17 6NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 144 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackhorse Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackhorse Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collendale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Park Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Courtenay Road
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collendale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collendale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blackhorse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Essex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bristol Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bristol Park Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bristol Park Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pretoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stoneydown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glenthorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenthorne Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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