Total Crime Rate
146.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Livingstone 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 9AX) 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 9AX), 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 | Eastbank Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bickley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bakers Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Livingstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Livingstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Livingstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bickley Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bickley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bickley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Russell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoe Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Poplars Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Poplars Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplars Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westerham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gandhi Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Westerham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Knotts Green Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fraser Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fraser Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Fraser Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fraser Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Knotts Green Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gandhi Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Merton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merton Road | Under investigation |
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