Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 54.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Roberts 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.

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Crime Over Time in Roberts Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Chingford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ruscus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Empress Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Empress Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Penrhyn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Empress Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Empress Avenue
Apr 2026Other crime Grove Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruscus Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruscus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cheshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruscus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Grove Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knebworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knebworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cazenove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chingford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Penrhyn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery A112 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aveling Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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