Total Crime Rate

503.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 503.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 167.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 46.6 10/10
  • Public order 40.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.0 10/10
  • Other theft 24.8 10/10
  • Drugs 21.7 10/10
  • Robbery 15.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hoe 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Hoe Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lea Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoe Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bickley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Lea Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Atwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Poplars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bickley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shortlands Road β€”

Data Sources

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