Crime Rates at Elmfield Road, London, E17 7HJ

Elmfield Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 238th 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 Elmfield Road (E17 7HJ) in the last 12 months was 112.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower than the Lea Bridge average (145.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmfield Road (E17 7HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morland Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Salop Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.