Crime Rates at Edward Road, London, E17 6NU

Edward Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 42nd 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 Edward Road (E17 6NU) in the last 12 months was 318.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% higher than the High Street average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 72.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 113.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Road (E17 6NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 152 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.