Postcode · London
Crime in E17 8PQ
How much crime is recorded in E17 8PQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Markhouse & St James Park
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,037 (2024)
E17 8PQLondon
How safe is E17 8PQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E17 8PQ 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
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 8PQNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.82.4
Burglary1.89.1
Public order1.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.