Crime Rates at Oster Terrace, London, E17 7AY

Oster Terrace area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oster Terrace (E17 7AY) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oster Terrace (E17 7AY), the main crime hotspot is near Blackhorse Road. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.