Crime Rate in Chapel End, ward

Chapel End has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Waltham Forest district and the 1766th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 348th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chapel End in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower than the Waltham Forest district average (108.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chapel End’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 353 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 13 cases , up 18.2% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -21.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 503 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chapel End ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.