Total Crime Rate

164.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 164.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Queens 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.

Crime Over Time in Queens Road area

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

Data Sources

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