Total Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Albert Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albert Road (E17 7PR) in the last 12 months was 12.5 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% lower than the Hoe Street average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 1.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (E17 7PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hoe Street, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Albert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walthamstow Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Helena Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Helena Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walthamstow Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walthamstow Central Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stainforth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rutland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Selborne Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour First Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stainforth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Selborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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