Total Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 8.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Herbert Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 262nd 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 Herbert Road (E17 8DY) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% lower than the Lea Bridge average (144.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herbert Road (E17 8DY), the main crime hotspot is near Markhouse Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Herbert Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order A104 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sybourn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theydon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sylvester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boundary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sybourn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A104 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theydon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Markhouse Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salcombe Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Theobald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theobald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theobald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Samira Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Theydon Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Campus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blyth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Luther King Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Luther King Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther King Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acacia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Markmanor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Betts Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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