Total Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 35.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forest View Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 112th 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 Forest View Road (E17 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest View Road (E17 4EJ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Forest View Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Bridge End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fulbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fulbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathcroft Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spencer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hale End Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Guildford Road —
Sep 2025Public order Heathcroft Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Starley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swanage Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Railway Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hale End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Guildford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Guildford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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