Total Crime Rate

99.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 99.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ardleigh Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 277th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ardleigh Road (E17 5BU) in the last 12 months was 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ardleigh Road (E17 5BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaumans Drive, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waltham Park (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ardleigh Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Williams Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lyne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monoux Grove
Sep 2025Drugs Thorpe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Thorpe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ardleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleeming Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fleeming Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monoux Grove
Sep 2025Other theft Ardleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ardleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thornbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumans Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumans Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elphinstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elphinstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rushbrook Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ardleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carr Road
Sep 2025Other theft Williams Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keith Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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