Crime Rates at Palmerston Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 6PZ

Palmerston Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 280th 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 Palmerston Road (E17 6PZ) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 140.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmerston Road (E17 6PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.