Total Crime Rate

121.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.2 10/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • 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 · 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 31st highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 215th 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 9QX) in the last 12 months was 121.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% higher than the Hoe Street average (115.9 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.2% 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 184 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tower Mews (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arden Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tower Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Walthamstow Central Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walthamstow Central Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pembroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanhope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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