Total Crime Rate
167.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Truro Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the 128th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Truro Road (E17 7BY) in the last 12 months was 167.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% lower than the High Street average (216.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 285.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (β 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Truro Road (E17 7BY), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillards Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillards Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gillards Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillards Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Selborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Limewood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Limewood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainsford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gainsford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coleridge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Selborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Selborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Selborne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillards Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Selborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Vernon Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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