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 9RD) 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 9RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hoe Street, where police recorded 184 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Eastfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Mews
Apr 2026Other theft Hatherley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hatherley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stainforth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainforth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainforth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Avenue Road
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 2026Burglary West Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Richards Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richards Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Richards Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Place 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 2026Drugs Tower Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Tower Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobble Path

Data Sources

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