Total Crime Rate
353.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Station Approach area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 35th 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 Station Approach (E17 9GZ) in the last 12 months was 353.6 per 1,000 residents and was 178.8% higher than the Hoe Street average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (β 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Station Approach (E17 9GZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 259 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hatherley Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillards Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillards Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gillards Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillards Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillards Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoe Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoe Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hoe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hoe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillards Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gillards Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gillards Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gillards Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillards Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillards Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillards Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillards Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillards Way | β |
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