Postcode · London
Crime in E17 8QE
How much crime is recorded in E17 8QE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walthamstow Central
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,820 (2024)
E17 8QELondon
How safe is E17 8QE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the E17 8QE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 8QENational
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Burglary7.49.1
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Other theft5.24.5
Drugs4.52.4
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Robbery1.21.4
Public order1.24.6
Theft from the person1.12.1
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.