Total Crime Rate
52.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brettenham Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 212th 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 Brettenham Road (E17 5AT) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -90.9% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -90.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brettenham Road (E17 5AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ruscus Road, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Evesham Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cazenove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Roberts Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Grove End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brettenham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brettenham Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brettenham Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grove Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roberts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Roberts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Roberts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roberts Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roberts Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Knebworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Knebworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruscus Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruscus Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruscus Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chingford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chingford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aveling Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrhyn Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evesham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aveling Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aveling Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aveling Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waltham Park Way | β |
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