Total Crime Rate

167.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 167.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 38.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.4 7/10
  • Drugs 16.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fairways area has the 18th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 121st 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 Fairways (E17 9JB) in the last 12 months was 167.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairways (E17 9JB), the main crime hotspot is near Prospect Hill. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairways area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brantwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ravenswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brantwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlowe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlowe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlowe Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Marlowe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Hill —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Comely Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vallentin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brantwood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlowe Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Greville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brantwood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alander Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brantwood Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlowe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlowe Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Bishop'S Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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