Total Crime Rate

99.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 5.0 1/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westbury Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 271st highest crime rate of 687 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 Westbury Road (E17 6RN) in the last 12 months was 99.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% lower than the High Street average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbury Road (E17 6RN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 243 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/117)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Walthamstow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hatherley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hatherley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Walthamstow Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Walthamstow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Walthamstow Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walthamstow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Walthamstow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Walthamstow Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cleveland Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gillards Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gillards Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gillards Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Mews —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cleveland Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Gillards Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melville Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Elmsdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolsey Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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