Total Crime Rate

182.1 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 182.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Northbank Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 109th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northbank Road (E17 4JY) in the last 12 months was 182.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% higher than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northbank Road (E17 4JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, 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.

Crime Over Time in Northbank Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sturge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Siddeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spencer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northbank Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawker Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawker Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawker Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sturge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookscroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hawker Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Clifford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fulbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kingsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Siddeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Siddeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookscroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookscroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Spruce Hills Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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