Total Crime Rate
182.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Northbank 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Garner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sturge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Siddeley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spencer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northbank Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawker Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hawker Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hawker Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sturge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookscroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hawker Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clifford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Fulbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kingsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Siddeley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Siddeley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookscroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookscroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Garner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queenswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Spruce Hills Road | Under investigation |
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