Crime Rates at Gandhi Close, London, E17 8LN

Gandhi Close area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 239th highest 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 Gandhi Close (E17 8LN) in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gandhi Close (E17 8LN), 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.