Total Crime Rate
70.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Exeter Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 309th lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Exeter Road (E17 7QZ) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower than the Hoe Street average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Exeter Road (E17 7QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 376 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillards Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Selborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Selborne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillards Way | β |
| 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 | Drugs | Selborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillards Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillards Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillards Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Vernon Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gillards Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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