Total Crime Rate

23.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.9 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 23.2 2/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 6.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Markhouse Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Markhouse Road (E17 8EP) in the last 12 months was 23.2 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% lower than the Lea Bridge average (144.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Markhouse Road (E17 8EP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Markhouse Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Sybourn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sybourn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Theydon Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theydon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
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 A104 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blyth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A104 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millicent Road
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Theydon Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Apr 2026Other crime Betts Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Awaiting court outcome
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

Data Sources

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