Total Crime Rate
78.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Roberts Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 351st highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Roberts Road (E17 4LP) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Roberts Road (E17 4LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ruscus Road, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roberts Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chapel End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chingford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookscroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Empress Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Empress Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grove Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chingford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brookscroft Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brookscroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruscus Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruscus Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruscus Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookscroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrhyn Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Empress Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Knebworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Knebworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | A112 | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cazenove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cazenove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookscroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aveling Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aveling Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aveling Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aveling Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Empress Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Empress Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchener Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchener Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roberts Road | β |
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