Crime Rates at Cecil Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 5DH

Cecil Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 232nd lowest crime rate of 687 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 Cecil Road (E17 5DH) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% lower than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cecil Road (E17 5DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walthamstow Avenue, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waltham Park (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.