Total Crime Rate
46.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beresford Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Beresford Road (E17 4LN) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beresford Road (E17 4LN), the main crime hotspot is near Ruscus Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 13 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 | Robbery | Grove Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruscus Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Empress Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Empress Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Empress Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruscus Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ruscus Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruscus Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parade Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | A112 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parade Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Grove Park Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knebworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knebworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chingford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chingford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cazenove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Penrhyn Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wadham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Empress Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Penrhyn Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchener Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cheshire Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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