Total Crime Rate
51.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Devonshire Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 205th lowest 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 Devonshire Road (E17 8QH) in the last 12 months was 51.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the Hoe Street average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Devonshire Road (E17 8QH), the main crime hotspot is near Gandhi Close. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatrice Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leamington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Northumberland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Northumberland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pendlestone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Boundary Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Boundary Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Barnabas Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Barnabas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wenlock Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colchester Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellesley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daventry Avenue | Under investigation |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Daventry Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gandhi Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gandhi Close | β |
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