Total Crime Rate
59.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Boundary Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 262nd 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 8ND) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% lower than the Lea Bridge average (144.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boundary Road (E17 8ND), the main crime hotspot is near Lea Bridge Road. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Markhouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lea Bridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lea Bridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lea Bridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lea Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lea Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lea Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lea Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lea Bridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beaconsfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Samira Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Colchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmilo Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lea Bridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lea Bridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lea Bridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sybourn Street | Under investigation |
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