Total Crime Rate
147.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Haroldstone Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 151st highest crime rate of 687 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 Haroldstone Road (E17 7AN) in the last 12 months was 147.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Haroldstone Road (E17 7AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haroldstone Road, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tenby Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haroldstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haroldstone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tenby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackhorse Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Blackhorse Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coppermill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coppermill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwallis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haroldstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haroldstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haroldstone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Leucha Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haroldstone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Freedom Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Courtenay Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Newman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lloyd Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maude Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Longfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stephenson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hazelwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chewton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chewton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stephenson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glenthorne Road | — |
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