Total Crime Rate

148.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 148.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 22.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Orford Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 149th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orford Road (E17 9QS) in the last 12 months was 148.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orford Road (E17 9QS), the main crime hotspot is near Hoe Street. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime St Mary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainforth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stainforth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stanhope Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanhope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Third Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Third Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Hoe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainforth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pembroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hoe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoe Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Hill —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cedars Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobble Path —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobble Path —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobble Path —
Apr 2026Other theft Grosvenor Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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