Total Crime Rate
65.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chesterfield Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 292nd lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chesterfield Road (E10 6EN) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower than the Forest average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chesterfield Road (E10 6EN), the main crime hotspot is near Boscombe Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Forest| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nottingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ely Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chesterfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Carnarvon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carnarvon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Griggs Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nottingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Epsom Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Abbotts Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbotts Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbotts Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boscombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boscombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Epsom Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Matlock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Epsom Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehouse Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyton Green Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehouse Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Whitehouse Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehouse Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehouse Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greg Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehouse Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehouse Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehouse Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cheltenham Road | Offender given penalty notice |
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