Total Crime Rate
125.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodstock Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 205th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodstock Road (E17 4BH) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% higher than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodstock Road (E17 4BH), the main crime hotspot is near Hylands Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chapel End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hillcrest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hale End Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hylands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hylands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hylands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hylands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hylands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hylands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hylands Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hylands Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hylands Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winsbeach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillcrest Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnanton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernhill Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernhill Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fernhill Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ulverston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ulverston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fernhill Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tristram Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hillside Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hillside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hempstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hempstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Belle Vue Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Starley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Radbourne Crescent | Under investigation |
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