Total Crime Rate

539.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

155.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 539.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 175.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 155.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 53.4 10/10
  • Other theft 30.5 10/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Drugs 25.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.5 10/10
  • Burglary 22.9 10/10
  • Robbery 20.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Forest Road area has the highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 16th highest crime rate of 687 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 Forest Road (E17 4PP) in the last 12 months was 539.4 per 1,000 residents and was 465.4% higher than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 155.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (E17 4PP), the main crime hotspot is near Forest Road. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Richards Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Hamlets Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove End Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richards Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richards Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Richards Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farnan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bromley Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaywood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaywood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaywood Road —
Apr 2026Public order Chester Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pearl Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winns Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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