Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 55.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 13.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Pearl Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 238th 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 Pearl Road (E17 4QZ) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% lower than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pearl Road (E17 4QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hatherley Mews (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pearl Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boleyn Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boleyn Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Hamlets Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mersey Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mersey Road
Apr 2026Public order Mersey Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Mersey Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Diana Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Diana Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brookdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenleaf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boleyn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Badlis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenleaf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenleaf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Greenleaf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winns Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melville Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cottenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottenham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolsey Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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