Total Crime Rate
101.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Northcote 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northcote Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tenby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maude Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maude Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Maude Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Maude Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Maude Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Maude Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Maude Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glenthorne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tenby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tenby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tenby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Courtenay Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St James'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St James'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St James'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St James'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St James'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maude Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St James'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bristol Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Karim Mews | Under investigation |
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