Total Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 34.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.3 5/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bromley Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 107th 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 Bromley Road (E17 4PS) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% lower than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bromley Road (E17 4PS), 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 Bromley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Tower Hamlets Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaywood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aveling Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pearl Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bromley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Richards Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farnan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richards Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richards Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Richards Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dudley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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