Total Crime Rate
503.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hoe Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 21st highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hoe Street (E17 9AH) in the last 12 months was 503.1 per 1,000 residents and was 418.1% higher than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 57 (β 177.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hoe Street (E17 9AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoe Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bickley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lea Bridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | High Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Atwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Poplars Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bickley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplars Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shortlands Road | β |
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