Total Crime Rate

195.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 195.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Drugs 39.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wadham 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.

Crime Over Time in Wadham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookscroft Road
Sep 2025Robbery Cheshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cheshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cheshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cheshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookscroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookscroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wadham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookscroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Brookscroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs A112 Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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