Total Crime Rate

223.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 223.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 65.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 53.7 10/10
  • Other theft 41.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 29.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kitchener Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 75th 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 Kitchener Road (E17 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 223.9 per 1,000 residents and was 134.7% higher than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kitchener Road (E17 4LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Brookscroft Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kitchener Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Grove Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cheshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wadham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Grove Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Penrhyn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sturge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery A112 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Penrhyn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chingford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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