Crime Rates at Somerset Road, London, E17 8QN

Somerset Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 30th lowest crime rate of 687 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 Somerset Road (E17 8QN) in the last 12 months was 17.9 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% lower than the Hoe Street average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (E17 8QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cobble Path, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Daventry Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.