Total Crime Rate

117.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.1 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 117.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Ivy Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 226th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ivy Road (E17 8HX) in the last 12 months was 117.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% higher than the Forest average (99.2 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ivy Road (E17 8HX), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Road. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ivy Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bickley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bickley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bickley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Livingstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Livingstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shortlands Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ledger Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bickley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ledger Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ledger Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ledger Mews —
Apr 2026Other crime Ledger Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gandhi Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gandhi Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bickley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bickley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daventry Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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