Crime Rates at Grove Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 9BY

Grove Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 72nd 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 Grove Road (E17 9BY) in the last 12 months was 235.0 per 1,000 residents and was 142.0% higher than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 107.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (E17 9BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poplars Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.