Total Crime Rate
26.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Palmerston Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the 66th 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 Palmerston Road (E17 6PU) in the last 12 months was 26.2 per 1,000 residents and was 87.9% lower than the High Street average (216.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Palmerston Road (E17 6PU), 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 | Possession of weapons | Queen Elizabeth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coleridge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gainsford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainsford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pasquier Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Limewood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Limewood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elmsdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Pond Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Pond Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Green Pond Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Green Pond Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Green Pond Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Green Pond Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | South Countess Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Morris Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pasquier Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holmes Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Pasquier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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