Total Crime Rate
116.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Helena Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 226th highest crime rate of 704 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 116.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% lower than the Lea Bridge average (145.5 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% 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 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Selborne Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Barnabas Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tennyson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Selborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Selborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Selborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Selborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Selborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Selborne Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Selborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Selborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Barnabas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gosport Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Richmond Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lennox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Helena Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Helena Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chelmsford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lansdowne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rutland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leamington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Samira Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colchester Road | — |
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