Total Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 72.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 24.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Glenthorne 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 Glenthorne Road (E17 7AR) 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 Glenthorne Road (E17 7AR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Glenthorne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Freedom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glenthorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Courtenay Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Leucha Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pretoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chewton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenthorne Road —
Apr 2026Public order Chewton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hazelwood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haroldstone Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coppermill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coppermill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haroldstone Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haroldstone Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haroldstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haroldstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haroldstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tenby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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