Total Crime Rate
164.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queens Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 134th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Road (E17 8PE) in the last 12 months was 164.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher than the Lea Bridge average (145.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 516.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queens Road (E17 8PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lansdowne Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Callis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Exmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ashford Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Helena Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Helena Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lennox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Markhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Richmond Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Betts Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tennyson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Betts Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gosport Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brighton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Campus Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lansdowne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chelmsford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Samira Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colchester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broomfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Broomfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Road | Under investigation |
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