Total Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 32.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 4.9 1/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buxton Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buxton Road (E17 7EJ) in the last 12 months was 32.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% lower than the High Street average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buxton Road (E17 7EJ), the main crime hotspot is near St James'S Street. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buxton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mission Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mission Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bristol Park Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Willow Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cranbrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbrook Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bristol Park Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Park Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Courtenay Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Courtenay Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bristol Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walpole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canning Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canning Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canning Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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