Crime Rates at St Barnabas Road, London, E17 8JZ

St Barnabas Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 65th 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 St Barnabas Road (E17 8JZ) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the Hoe Street average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Barnabas Road (E17 8JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Daventry Avenue, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gandhi Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.