Total Crime Rate

125.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orford Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 204th highest crime rate of 704 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 9QX) in the last 12 months was 125.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% lower than the Hoe Street average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orford Road (E17 9QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hoe Street, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Folkestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Tower Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Arden Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs East Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Mary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour First Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stainforth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stainforth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoe Street —
Sep 2025Public order Hoe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hoe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hoe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoe Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoe Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tower Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daventry Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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