Crime Rates at High Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 7BH

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the highest crime rate of 704 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 High Street (E17 7BH) in the last 12 months was 1954.8 per 1,000 residents and was 804.1% higher than the High Street average (216.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 223 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 191 (≈ 410.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (E17 7BH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 259 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.