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

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh Road (E17 7QA) 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 Edinburgh Road (E17 7QA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 243 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edinburgh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lorne 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 2026Robbery Beatrice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yunus Khan Close —
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walthamstow Central Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leamington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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