Total Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.3 5/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beresford 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.

Crime Over Time in Beresford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chingford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grove Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruscus Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruscus Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruscus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knebworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Empress Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Knebworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cheshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cheshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chingford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cheshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cheshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cazenove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cazenove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Empress Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrhyn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empress Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs A112 Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roberts Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Wadham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookscroft Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Roberts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roberts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empress Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empress Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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