Total Crime Rate
54.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beresford Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 229th lowest crime rate of 704 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 4LW) in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beresford Road (E17 4LW), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chingford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheshire Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchener Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchener Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grove Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruscus Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruscus Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruscus Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Knebworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Empress Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Knebworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cheshire Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cheshire Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chingford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cheshire Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cheshire Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cazenove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cazenove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Empress Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrhyn Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Empress Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | A112 | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roberts Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wadham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brookscroft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Roberts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Roberts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Empress Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Empress Avenue | Under investigation |
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