Crime Rates at Markhouse Road, London, E17 8BJ

Markhouse Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 329th 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 Markhouse Road (E17 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Markhouse Road (E17 8BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Betts Mews, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Markhouse Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.