Total Crime Rate

146.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 146.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Livingstone Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Livingstone Road (E17 9AU) in the last 12 months was 146.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Livingstone Road (E17 9AU), 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 Livingstone Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastbank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Livingstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westerham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Westerham Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westerham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Poplars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Poplars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoe Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bickley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bickley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bickley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bickley Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Livingstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bakers Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Russell Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gandhi Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gandhi Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gandhi Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gandhi Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gandhi Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Heliers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Knotts Green Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knotts Green Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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