Total Crime Rate
62.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eden Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest , and the 276th 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 Eden Road (E17 9JY) in the last 12 months was 62.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower than the Forest average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eden Road (E17 9JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orford Road, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merton Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fraser Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St Stephens Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Comely Bank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Fraser Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | West Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Merton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St Stephens Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Knotts Green Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Berry Field Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Knotts Green Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Atwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Poplars Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Grove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fraser Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fraser Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Berry Field Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Arden Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cherry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orford Road | β |
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