Total Crime Rate
157.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bridge End area has the 17th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 142nd 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 Bridge End (E17 4ER) in the last 12 months was 157.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% higher than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 138.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bridge End (E17 4ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northbank Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queenswood Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chapel End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Fulbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fulbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Railway Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bridge End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queenswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guildford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Northbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Garner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Garner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spencer 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Macdonald Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northbank Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swanage Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hale End Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evanston Avenue | Under investigation |
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