Total Crime Rate
55.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shernhall Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 234th lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shernhall Street (E17 9JA) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shernhall Street (E17 9JA), 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 | Drugs | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Matlock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Walsham How Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Butterfields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Butterfields | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Butterfields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barrett Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Carnarvon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Avenue North | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnarvon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnarvon 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Greenacre Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Greenacre Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Liverpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ferndale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eastern Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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