Total Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 92.0 7/10
  • Drugs 28.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rensburg Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 301st highest crime rate of 687 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 Rensburg Road (E17 7HL) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% lower than the Lea Bridge average (144.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rensburg Road (E17 7HL), the main crime hotspot is near Haroldstone Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rensburg Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haroldstone Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haroldstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rensburg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coppermill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coppermill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haroldstone Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haroldstone Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haroldstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haroldstone Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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