Total Crime Rate

148.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 148.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 32.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.3 1/10
  • Drugs 1.3 1/10
  • Other crime 1.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gosport Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the 157th 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 Gosport Road (E17 7LY) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% lower than the High Street average (216.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gosport Road (E17 7LY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gosport Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gosport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Willow Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brighton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Vernon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Robbery Campus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Betts Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Selborne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Callis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Betts Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Selborne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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