Total Crime Rate
53.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queens Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 220th lowest crime rate of 687 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 Queens Road (E17 8QP) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% lower than the Lea Bridge average (144.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queens Road (E17 8QP), the main crime hotspot is near Selborne Road. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Markhouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Barnabas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lansdowne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lorne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lorne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rutland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Selborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Selborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Selborne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Connaught Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Exeter Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Barnabas Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Barnabas Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Barnabas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdowne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelmsford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Richmond Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Selborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Beatrice Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Samira Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Yunus Khan Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Selborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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