Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 96.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Helena 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.

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Crime Over Time in Helena Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Barnabas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Barnabas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rutland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Selborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Beatrice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yunus Khan Close
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leamington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Barnabas Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Barnabas Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Richmond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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