Total Crime Rate

216.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 216.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 104.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hitcham Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 78th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hitcham Road (E17 8HL) in the last 12 months was 216.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% higher than the Lea Bridge average (144.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hitcham Road (E17 8HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hibbert Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hitcham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sybourn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clementina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blyth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theydon Street —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Sylvester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morieux Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Boundary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sybourn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A104 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A104 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millicent Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Markhouse Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clementina Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Burglary Morieux Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belvedere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Perth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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