Total Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Bromley Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 704 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 42.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% lower than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Crime Over Time in Bromley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evesham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Browns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Browns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aveling Park Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gaywood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaywood Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaywood Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaywood Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Falmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aveling Park Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Bromley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Falmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Falmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Falmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Falmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Grove End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove End Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.