Total Crime Rate

123.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 123.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 34.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Brookscroft Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 210th 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 Brookscroft Road (E17 4JP) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% higher than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookscroft Road (E17 4JP), the main crime hotspot is near Queenswood Avenue. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brookscroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fulbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodend Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warburton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cheshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Northbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warburton Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warburton Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queenswood Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Thorpe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sturge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery A112 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulbourne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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