Total Crime Rate

90.1 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 90.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melville Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the 307th highest 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 Melville Road (E17 6QS) in the last 12 months was 90.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower than the High Street average (216.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -68.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melville Road (E17 6QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gaywood Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mitre Avenue (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melville Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boleyn Court β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campbell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boleyn Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boleyn Court β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Mersey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Erskine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Campbell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mersey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Melville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gaywood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaywood Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaywood Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenleaf Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruby Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaywood Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bemsted Road β€”

Data Sources

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