Total Crime Rate
96.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Helena Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Helena Road (E17 7PY) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% lower than the Lea Bridge average (144.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Helena Road (E17 7PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Selborne Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Markhouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lorne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Connaught Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Barnabas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Barnabas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rutland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Selborne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Selborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Selborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lorne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Exeter Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Beatrice Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Yunus Khan Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Leamington Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Barnabas Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Barnabas Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Selborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Colchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Selborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Selborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Richmond Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Richmond Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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