Total Crime Rate
1954.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Palace Parade 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 Palace Parade (E17 7BU) 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 Palace Parade (E17 7BU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 376 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In High Street| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatherley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatherley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cleveland Park Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cleveland Park Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boleyn Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boleyn Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boleyn Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Selborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenleaf Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Selborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Selborne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Melville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hatherley Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hatherley Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hatherley Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hatherley Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cleveland Park Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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