Total Crime Rate
69.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chaucer Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 303rd lowest crime rate of 704 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 Chaucer Road (E17 4BE) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% lower than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chaucer Road (E17 4BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northbank Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queenswood Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hawker Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Siddeley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Siddeley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Starley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hawker Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hawker Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawker Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Northbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bridge End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Railway Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Garner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Garner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kingsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Siddeley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northbank Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queenswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hale End Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Fulbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Macdonald Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guildford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Siddeley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
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