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Crime in E17 8JR

How much crime is recorded in E17 8JR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Markhouse & St James Park
Council
Waltham Forest
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,145 (2024)
Crime

How safe is E17 8JR

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E17 8JR 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
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 8JRNational
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Burglary9.89.1
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Other theft5.04.5
Public order2.54.6
Theft from the person2.32.1
Drugs1.32.4
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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