Total Crime Rate
63.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pentire Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 284th lowest 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 Pentire Road (E17 4BY) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% lower than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -61.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pentire Road (E17 4BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hale End Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heathcroft Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Upper Walthamstow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beacontree Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hale End Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cobham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castleton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Castleton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ulverston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ulverston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ulverston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Heathcroft Gardens | Under investigation |
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