Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 71.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 19.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Western Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 311th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Road (E17 9DY) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% lower than the Hoe Street average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (E17 9DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Western Road, where police recorded 68 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 Western Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West End Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matlock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Greville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Road
Apr 2026Burglary Carnarvon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carnarvon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosslyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greg Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stacey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stacey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastern Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greg Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosslyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Road
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Greg Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raglan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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