Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.6 9/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Exmouth Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 247th 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 Exmouth Road (E17 7QQ) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exmouth Road (E17 7QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 217 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Exmouth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Palace Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Selborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Selborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Selborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Eldon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eldon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Jacomb Place
Apr 2026Shoplifting Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Vehicle crime Selborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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