Total Crime Rate

256.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 256.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 67.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 58.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Other theft 24.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.8 10/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Robbery 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Station Approach area has the 7th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 56th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Approach (E17 9GZ) in the last 12 months was 256.8 per 1,000 residents and was 121.5% higher than the Hoe Street average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 10.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Approach (E17 9GZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 243 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Station Approach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/136)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoe Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Walthamstow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walthamstow Central Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Walthamstow Central Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Walthamstow Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gillards Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Walthamstow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Walthamstow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Walthamstow Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walthamstow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Walthamstow Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Beatrice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gillards Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way —
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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