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

College 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 College Road (E17 9DF) 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 College Road (E17 9DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Copeland Road, where police recorded 47 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 College Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knotts Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Knotts Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Whitehouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehouse Mews
Apr 2026Other theft Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Stephens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Stephens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cheltenham Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyton Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greg Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Greg Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street

Data Sources

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