Total Crime Rate

93.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.2 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 93.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 21.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Spencer 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.

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Crime Over Time in Spencer Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Northbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queenswood Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawker Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fulbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siddeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Siddeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Siddeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Siddeley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Thorpe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Siddeley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodend Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Macdonald Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hale End Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road
Apr 2026Drugs Siddeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridge End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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