Crime Rates at High Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 7LD

High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the 12th highest crime rate of 704 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 607.6 per 1,000 residents and was 181.0% higher than the High Street average (216.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 135.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (E17 7LD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.