Total Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

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 52.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
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Crime overview

Brettenham 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Brettenham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cazenove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roberts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Grove End Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brettenham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brettenham Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brettenham Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Public order Grove Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roberts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roberts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Roberts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roberts Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roberts Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Knebworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knebworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruscus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruscus Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruscus Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chingford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chingford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aveling Park Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrhyn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evesham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aveling Park Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aveling Park Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aveling Park Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waltham Park Way β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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