Total Crime Rate

95.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lennox Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 288th highest crime rate of 704 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 Lennox Road (E17 8NT) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the Lea Bridge average (145.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 194.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lennox Road (E17 8NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colchester Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lennox Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Callis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Helena Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Helena Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broomfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broomfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Campus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chelmsford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brighton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Gosport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boundary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tennyson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Samira Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farmilo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Boundary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Richmond Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lennox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Barnabas Road —

Data Sources

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