Total Crime Rate
182.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shernhall Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 107th 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 Shernhall Street (E17 9ED) in the last 12 months was 182.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% higher than the Hoe Street average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shernhall Street (E17 9ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Western Road, where police recorded 73 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nottingham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Merton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Butterfields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Butterfields | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Butterfields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greg Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nottingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Matlock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nottingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Carnarvon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnarvon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eastern Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eastern Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Raglan Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raglan Road | Under investigation |
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