Total Crime Rate
53.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lynmouth Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 221st lowest 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 Lynmouth Road (E17 8AG) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% lower than the High Street average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lynmouth Road (E17 8AG), the main crime hotspot is near St James'S Street. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Leucha Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haroldstone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haroldstone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haroldstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haroldstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haroldstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coppermill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coppermill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Markhouse Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tenby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hazelwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hazelwood Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stephenson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stephenson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maude Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glenthorne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glenthorne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haroldstone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gresley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St James'S Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St James'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St James'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartington Road | Under investigation |
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