Total Crime Rate

101.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northcote Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the 272nd 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 Northcote Road (E17 7EB) in the last 12 months was 101.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower than the High Street average (216.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 138.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northcote Road (E17 7EB), the main crime hotspot is near St James'S Street. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Northcote Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northcote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tenby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maude Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maude Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maude Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maude Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Maude Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Maude Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maude Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glenthorne Road
Sep 2025Other crime Tenby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tenby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tenby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Courtenay Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maude Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bristol Park Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Karim Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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