Total Crime Rate
102.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marten Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 270th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Marten Road (E17 4NL) in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -86.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marten Road (E17 4NL), the main crime hotspot is near Farnan Avenue. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chapel End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruscus 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Evesham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cazenove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kenilworth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruscus Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruscus Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chingford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roberts Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cazenove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Knebworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Knebworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bromley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bromley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chingford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrhyn Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aveling Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roberts Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Farnan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Grove End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brettenham Avenue | Under investigation |
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