Total Crime Rate

263.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 263.0 10/10
  • Drugs 55.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.0 10/10
  • Burglary 24.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 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

Church Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 58th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (E17 9RN) in the last 12 months was 263.0 per 1,000 residents and was 107.3% higher than the Hoe Street average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (E17 9RN), the main crime hotspot is near The Drive. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Church End Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Back Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Church Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brantwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brantwood Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brantwood Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shernhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Prospect Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Prospect Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prospect Hill —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Close —
Sep 2025Public order Back Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Back Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Turner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berry Field Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Beulah Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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