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Crime in E17 7HW

How much crime is recorded in E17 7HW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Markhouse & St James Park
Council
Waltham Forest
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,659 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E17 7HW

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E17 7HW area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 7HWNational
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Drugs6.32.4
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Public order0.84.6
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Burglary0.59.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Other crime0.01.5
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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