Crime Rates at Luther King Close, London, E17 8RS

Luther King Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 310th 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 Luther King Close (E17 8RS) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% lower than the Lea Bridge average (145.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Luther King Close (E17 8RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whittle Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.