Total Crime Rate

182.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 182.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 54.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Penrhyn Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 101st highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penrhyn Crescent (E17 5BH) in the last 12 months was 182.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penrhyn Crescent (E17 5BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ruscus Road, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Evesham Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penrhyn Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ruscus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knebworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Penrhyn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Penrhyn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knebworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruscus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruscus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruscus Road —
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cazenove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Grove Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Grove Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aveling Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chingford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chingford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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