Postcode · London
Crime in E17 3LE
How much crime is recorded in E17 3LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wood Street
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,738 (2024)
How safe is E17 3LE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E17 3LE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
E17 3LENational
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Anti-social behaviour13.310.7
Drugs7.32.4
Other theft6.24.5
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Burglary4.99.1
Public order4.84.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Theft from the person2.02.1
Shoplifting1.18.4
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.