Total Crime Rate

164.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 164.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Drugs 28.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Robbery 15.6 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wadham Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 127th highest crime rate of 687 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 164.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% higher than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wadham Road (E17 4HR), the main crime hotspot is near Brookscroft Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wadham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cheshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Wadham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wadham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery A112 Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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