Crime Rates at Oliver Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 9HL

Oliver 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 Oliver Road (E17 9HL) 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 Oliver Road (E17 9HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Western Road, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Avenue North (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.