Total Crime Rate

154.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 154.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 52.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 10.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Blackhorse Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 140th highest crime rate of 687 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 Blackhorse Road (E17 7FN) in the last 12 months was 154.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 52.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackhorse Road (E17 7FN), 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 Blackhorse Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Longfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stephenson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephenson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chewton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chewton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hazelwood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Tenby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenthorne Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Essex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St James'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glenthorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coppermill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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