Total Crime Rate
54.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Roberts Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 232nd lowest crime rate of 687 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 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Roberts Road (E17 4LP), 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 | Drugs | Chingford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ruscus Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Empress Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Empress Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Penrhyn Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Empress Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Empress Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Grove Park Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruscus Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruscus Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cheshire Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruscus Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Grove Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knebworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knebworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cazenove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chingford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Penrhyn Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | A112 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Aveling Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchener Road | Under investigation |
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