Total Crime Rate
30.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chandos Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 89th lowest crime rate of 687 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 Chandos Avenue (E17 4PB) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chandos Avenue (E17 4PB), the main crime hotspot is near Forest Road. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 37 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cazenove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Farnan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Aveling Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hawthorne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Falmer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Forest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Falmer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chingford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dudley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Forest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chester Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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