Crime Rates at Folkestone Road, London, E17 9SD

Folkestone Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 174th 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 Folkestone Road (E17 9SD) in the last 12 months was 138.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Folkestone Road (E17 9SD), 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.