Total Crime Rate
109.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hale End Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hale End Road (E17 4DJ) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% higher than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hale End Road (E17 4DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Queenswood Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 19 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 | Vehicle crime | Spencer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queenswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnanton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heathcroft Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Heathcroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Starley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hale End Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hale End Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guildford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Railway Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Belle Vue Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ulverston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Macdonald Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Belle Vue Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ulverston Road | Under investigation |
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