Total Crime Rate
71.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Western 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.
View Crime In Wood Street| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West End Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Matlock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Greville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Carnarvon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carnarvon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nottingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nottingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rosslyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Greg Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Stacey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stacey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brunswick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brunswick Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastern Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greg Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosslyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | College Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | College Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | College Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Greg Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | College Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Raglan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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