Total Crime Rate

109.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 17.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chelmsford Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest , and the 251st highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chelmsford Road (E11 1BS) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chelmsford Road (E11 1BS), the main crime hotspot is near Leytonstone. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chelmsford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leytonstone
Apr 2026Drugs Leytonstone Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarborough Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarborough Road
Apr 2026Other theft Scarborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Scarborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scarborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leytonstone
Apr 2026Drugs Leytonstone Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallwood Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyers Hall Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fairlop Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fairlop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chelmsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leytonstone Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leytonstone Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wallwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southwest Road

Data Sources

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