Crime Rates at Blyth Road, London, E17 8HS

Blyth Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 173rd 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 Blyth Road (E17 8HS) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blyth Road (E17 8HS), 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.