Total Crime Rate
35.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Forest 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 4EL) 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 4EL), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Hale End Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hale End Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evanston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Macdonald Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spencer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Garner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Garner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Fulbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guildford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swanage Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Starley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Heathcroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heathcroft Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bridge End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fulbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queenswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Railway Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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