Total Crime Rate

331.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

149.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 331.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 149.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.0 10/10
  • Other theft 45.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Drugs 34.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.8 10/10
  • Robbery 24.4 10/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Spruce Hills Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 38th 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 Spruce Hills Road (E17 4LD) in the last 12 months was 331.0 per 1,000 residents and was 246.9% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 149.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spruce Hills Road (E17 4LD), the main crime hotspot is near Albion Road. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spruce Hills Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albion Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Albion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road
Apr 2026Robbery St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thorpe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siddeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parkstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sturge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodend Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Siddeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Siddeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warburton Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warburton Terrace
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warburton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Siddeley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Siddeley Road
Apr 2026Other theft Parkstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parkstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brantwood Close

Data Sources

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