Total Crime Rate
227.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shrubland Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shrubland Road (E17 7QH) in the last 12 months was 227.7 per 1,000 residents and was 96.5% higher than the Hoe Street average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shrubland Road (E17 7QH), 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.
View Crime In Markhouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Selborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Selborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hoe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Third Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Third Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Third Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Third Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Exeter Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Walthamstow Bus Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Walthamstow Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Walthamstow Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Walthamstow Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Walthamstow Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Walthamstow Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Walthamstow Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Selborne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Walthamstow Central | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoe Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Walthamstow Central | 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 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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