Total Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 181.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.4 9/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Church Hill area has the 14th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Hill (E17 9RY) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 79.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Hill (E17 9RY), 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 Church Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs East Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime St Mary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Mary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary West Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainforth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Road
Apr 2026Burglary Eastfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eastfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eastfield Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Drugs Eastfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tower Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Hamlets Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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