Total Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 37.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.3 1/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Newman 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.

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Crime Over Time in Newman Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coppermill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coppermill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Courtenay Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Freedom Close 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blackhorse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Essex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maude Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pretoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glenthorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenthorne Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chewton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chewton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hazelwood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Road
Apr 2026Other theft Tenby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Road

Data Sources

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