Total Crime Rate
303.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ferry Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the 48th 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 Ferry Lane (N17 9NG) in the last 12 months was 303.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% higher than the High Street average (216.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ferry Lane (N17 9NG), the main crime hotspot is near Forest Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In High Street| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Forest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bream Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bream Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bream Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bream Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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