Total Crime Rate
195.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wadham Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 91st 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 Wadham Road (E17 4HR) in the last 12 months was 195.3 per 1,000 residents and was 95.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 87.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -79.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wadham Road (E17 4HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brookscroft Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wadham Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheshire Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brookscroft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cheshire Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cheshire Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cheshire Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cheshire Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookscroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookscroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wadham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookscroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brookscroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchener Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | A112 | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchener 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 |
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