Total Crime Rate
92.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ivy Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 293rd highest crime rate of 704 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 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% lower than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ivy Road (E17 8HX), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Road. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gandhi Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gandhi Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gandhi Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gandhi Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daventry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Whitney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Daventry Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Daventry Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lea Bridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Daventry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Daventry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gandhi Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Russell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bakers Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gandhi Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shrubland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Barnabas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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