Total Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queens Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Road (E17 8PX) in the last 12 months was 12.5 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% lower than the Hoe Street average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 1.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queens Road (E17 8PX), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tower Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leamington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Daventry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Daventry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Daventry Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daventry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hoe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lansdowne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chelmsford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Helena Road | Under investigation |
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