Crime Rates at Edward Road, London, E17 6PB

Edward Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 704 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 Edward Road (E17 6PB) in the last 12 months was 22.9 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% lower than the High Street average (216.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 300.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Road (E17 6PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haroldstone Road, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tenby Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.