Crime Rates at Queens Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 8PU

Queens Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 66th 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 8PU) in the last 12 months was 246.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% higher than the Hoe Street average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 79.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (E17 8PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hoe Street, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.