Total Crime Rate
156.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fairways area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 144th 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 Fairways (E17 9JB) in the last 12 months was 156.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairways (E17 9JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brantwood Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lupin Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brantwood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wyatt'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prospect Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Prospect Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Prospect Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vallentin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Havant Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brantwood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Greenacre Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brantwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lupin Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Church Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Back Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Back Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Back Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Turner Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Turner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyatt'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyatt'S Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wyatt'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Greenacre Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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