Total Crime Rate
56.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Garner Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 240th 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 Garner Road (E17 4HQ) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Garner Road (E17 4HQ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Garner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookscroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookscroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookscroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fulbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Siddeley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | A112 | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Siddeley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sturge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brookscroft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sturge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Siddeley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St John'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Garner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brookscroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Siddeley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bridge End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northbank Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Northbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Siddeley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Siddeley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Siddeley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spencer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queenswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbank Road | Under investigation |
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