Total Crime Rate

178.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 178.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Northbank Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 105th highest crime rate of 687 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 4JZ) in the last 12 months was 178.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northbank Road (E17 4JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Siddeley Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queenswood Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northbank Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warburton Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warburton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sturge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queenswood Avenue
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siddeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawker Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Siddeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Siddeley Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road
Apr 2026Robbery St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warburton Terrace
Apr 2026Drugs Thorpe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Siddeley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Fulbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Siddeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Northbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodend Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Siddeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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