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Crime in E17 4LZ

How much crime is recorded in E17 4LZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Highams Park West
Council
Waltham Forest
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,878 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E17 4LZ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E17 4LZ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
44.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 4LZNational
Violence and sexual offences25.923.6
Anti-social behaviour19.510.7
Vehicle crime10.73.5
Burglary10.49.1
Drugs6.92.4
Other theft6.34.5
Robbery4.81.4
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Shoplifting2.18.4
Theft from the person1.92.1
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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