Total Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 97.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Public order 2.3 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
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 23rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 278th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boundary Road (E17 8NG) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Lea Bridge average (144.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boundary Road (E17 8NG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Boundary Road area

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

Data Sources

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