Crime Rates at Essex Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 8AN

Essex Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the 79th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Essex Road (E17 8AN) in the last 12 months was 214.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the High Street average (216.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Road (E17 8AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stephenson Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leucha Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.