Total Crime Rate
43.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Barnabas Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 704 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 St Barnabas Road (E17 8JY) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% lower than the Hoe Street average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Barnabas Road (E17 8JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Daventry Avenue, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northumberland Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hoe Street| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lennox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Northumberland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rutland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leamington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Northumberland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rochdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Farmilo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colchester Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Samira Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Boundary Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gandhi Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gandhi Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gandhi Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gandhi Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gandhi Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gandhi Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daventry Avenue | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Daventry Avenue | Under investigation |
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