Total Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Walpole Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walpole Road (E17 6PS) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% lower than the High Street average (216.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walpole Road (E17 6PS), the main crime hotspot is near Russell Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Walpole Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northcote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bristol Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Stoneydown Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stoneydown Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pretoria Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Russell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bristol Park Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bristol Park Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bristol Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chatham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Newport Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pasquier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ickworth Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pasquier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pasquier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Renness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Karim Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Melford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coleridge Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainsford Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limewood Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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