Total Crime Rate
93.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spencer Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 292nd highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Spencer Road (E17 4BD) in the last 12 months was 93.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% lower than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spencer Road (E17 4BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Siddeley Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queenswood Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chapel End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Northbank Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queenswood Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hawker Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fulbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queenswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cobham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spencer Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Siddeley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Siddeley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Siddeley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Siddeley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Thorpe Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Siddeley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodend Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Macdonald Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hale End Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Northbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Northbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbank Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Siddeley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bridge End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Macdonald Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Macdonald Road | Under investigation |
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