Total Crime Rate

135.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 135.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.6 9/10
  • Drugs 18.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alexandra Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 179th highest crime rate of 687 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 Alexandra Road (E17 8EA) in the last 12 months was 135.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (E17 8EA), the main crime hotspot is near Lea Bridge Road. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alexandra Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Bridge Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Bridge Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Bridge Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Bridge Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Bridge Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lea Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lea Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lea Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Bridge Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lea Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Samira Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmilo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Bridge Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lea Bridge Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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