Postcode · London
Crime in E17 3RT
How much crime is recorded in E17 3RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wood Street
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,237 (2024)
E17 3RTLondon
How safe is E17 3RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E17 3RT area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 3RTNational
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Anti-social behaviour22.410.7
Burglary12.29.1
Vehicle crime7.43.5
Drugs6.12.4
Public order3.84.6
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.