Total Crime Rate
331.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
149.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spruce 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.
View Crime In Chapel End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Albion Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albion Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Thorpe Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Northbank Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Northbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Northbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbank Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Albion Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albion Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Siddeley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parkstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sturge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodend Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Siddeley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Siddeley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warburton Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warburton Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Warburton Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Siddeley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Siddeley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parkstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parkstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brantwood Close | — |
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