Total Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 77.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 9.4 2/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Boundary Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 339th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boundary Road (E17 8LA) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower than the Hoe Street average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boundary Road (E17 8LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northumberland Road, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gloucester Mews (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boundary Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wenlock Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wenlock Mews
Apr 2026Other theft Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Barnabas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chelmsford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wenlock Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chelmsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rutland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bowdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Violet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrubland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Road
Apr 2026Burglary St Barnabas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Theobald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theobald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theobald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Barnabas Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Samira Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Barnabas Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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