Crime Rates at Hazelwood Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 7AJ

Hazelwood Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 322nd lowest 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 Hazelwood Road (E17 7AJ) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazelwood Road (E17 7AJ), the main crime hotspot is near St James'S Street. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.