Crime Rate in Chapel End, ward

Chapel End has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Waltham Forest district and the 1768th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 327th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chapel End in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower than the Waltham Forest district average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chapel End’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 352 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 10 cases , up 11.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -35.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 480 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chapel End ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.