Total Crime Rate

1954.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very 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 1954.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 479.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 320.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 251.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 249.5 10/10
  • Other theft 191.4 10/10
  • Drugs 133.3 10/10
  • Public order 92.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.5 10/10
  • Robbery 58.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.5 10/10
  • Other crime 23.7 10/10
  • Burglary 19.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
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

Westbury Road area has the highest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westbury Road (E17 6RQ) in the last 12 months was 1954.8 per 1,000 residents and was 804.1% higher 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 223 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 191 (β‰ˆ 410.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbury Road (E17 6RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 259 crimes here, including 47 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gillards Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gillards Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walthamstow Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walthamstow Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walthamstow Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gillards Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Gillards Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gillards Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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