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Crime in E17 5

How much crime is recorded in E17 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Waltham Forest
Region
London
Population
34,678 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E17 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in E17 5, broadly in line with 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
30.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Anti-social behaviour16.610.7
Burglary12.19.1
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Other theft5.14.5
Drugs3.82.4
Public order3.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Theft from the person2.22.1
Robbery1.71.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

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.

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