Total Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Stainforth Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 687 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 Stainforth Road (E17 9RB) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stainforth Road (E17 9RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gillards Way, where police recorded 237 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastfield Road (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stainforth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/122)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gillards Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walthamstow Central Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gillards Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Walthamstow Central Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Walthamstow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Walthamstow Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Walthamstow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Walthamstow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Walthamstow Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walthamstow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Walthamstow Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs East Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gillards Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Gillards Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Mary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Richards Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Hamlets Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Road —
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Data Sources

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