Crime Rates at Westmorland Road, London, E17 8JA

Westmorland 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 Westmorland Road (E17 8JA) 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 Westmorland Road (E17 8JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gandhi Close, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lea Bridge Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.