Total Crime Rate
318.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
101.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ferry Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 41st highest crime rate of 687 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 Ferry Lane (N17 9NG) in the last 12 months was 318.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% higher than the High Street average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 101.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ferry Lane (N17 9NG), the main crime hotspot is near Forest Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Tottenham Hale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Forest Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bream Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bream Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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