Crime Rates at Church Hill, London, E17 9SG

Church Hill area has the 16th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 86th 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 Hill (E17 9SG) in the last 12 months was 204.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% higher than the Hoe Street average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 108.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 216.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Hill (E17 9SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hoe Street, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.