Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 23.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Markhouse Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Markhouse Road (E17 8DH) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% lower than the High Street average (216.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Markhouse Road (E17 8DH), the main crime hotspot is near St James'S Street. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Markhouse Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clacton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Betts Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clacton Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St James'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St James'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brunel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ashford Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luther King Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arkley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arkley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Betts Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bude Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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