Total Crime Rate

531.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 531.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 91.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 85.7 10/10
  • Other theft 45.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.9 9/10
  • Burglary 25.9 10/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Robbery 21.9 10/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 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

High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 18th 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 High Street (E17 7LD) in the last 12 months was 531.9 per 1,000 residents and was 144.2% higher than the High Street average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 137.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (E17 7LD), 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 High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Courtenay Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Courtenay Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Courtenay Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Courtenay Mews Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maude Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Leucha Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glenthorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenthorne Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbrook Mews —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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