Total Crime Rate

187.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 187.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grove Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 98th highest crime rate of 687 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 187.1 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% higher than the Forest average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 91.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.2% 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 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greg Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Greg Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greg Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greg Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pembroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Stephens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Stephens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arden Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trelawny Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Trelawny Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trelawny Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trelawny Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Comely Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Copeland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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