Total Crime Rate
50.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Walpole 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northcote Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bristol Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stoneydown Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stoneydown Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pretoria Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bristol Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bristol Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bristol Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chatham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Newport Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pasquier Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ickworth Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pasquier Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Pasquier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Renness Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Karim Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Melford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coleridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gainsford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Limewood Close | Under investigation |
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