Total Crime Rate
587.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bromley Road area has the highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 15th 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 Bromley Road (E17 4PR) in the last 12 months was 587.8 per 1,000 residents and was 487.7% higher than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 162.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bromley Road (E17 4PR), the main crime hotspot is near Forest Road. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Falmer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Forest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falmer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Falmer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Falmer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Falmer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Falmer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Falmer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kenilworth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hawthorne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evesham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aveling Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Browns Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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