Total Crime Rate
187.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Roland Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 101st highest crime rate of 704 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 Roland Road (E17 9HN) in the last 12 months was 187.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% higher than the Hoe Street average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Roland Road (E17 9HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chestnut Avenue North, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastern Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hoe Street| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lambkins Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chestnut Avenue North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Avenue North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Walsham How Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barrett Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Greenacre Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Greenacre Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambkins Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ferndale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Avenue North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halford 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 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raglan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raglan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raglan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raglan Road | Under investigation |
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