Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 14.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grove Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 325th lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Road (E17 9BL) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% lower than the Hoe Street average (126.8 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (E17 9BL), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Road. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Poplars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoe Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gandhi Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gandhi Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Livingstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Livingstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Poplars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gandhi Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Poplars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gandhi Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daventry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daventry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gandhi Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gandhi Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Daventry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gandhi Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Stephens Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Stephens Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gandhi Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gandhi Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gandhi Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pendlestone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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