Total Crime Rate
37.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newman Road 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 Newman Road (E17 7AZ) 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 Newman Road (E17 7AZ), 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 | Vehicle crime | Coppermill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coppermill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Courtenay Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lloyd Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Newman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Freedom Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haroldstone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haroldstone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haroldstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haroldstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haroldstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwallis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Blackhorse Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackhorse Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Essex Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Essex Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maude Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pretoria Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glenthorne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glenthorne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chewton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chewton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hazelwood Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hazelwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tenby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Road | — |
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