Total Crime Rate

607.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 607.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 151.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 93.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.7 10/10
  • Other theft 53.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.9 10/10
  • Drugs 31.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.9 10/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Robbery 23.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palmerston Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the 12th highest crime rate of 704 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 Palmerston Road (E17 6PD) in the last 12 months was 607.6 per 1,000 residents and was 181.0% higher than the High Street average (216.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 135.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmerston Road (E17 6PD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 322 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Palmerston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gosport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Willow Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mission Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Vernon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Selborne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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