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

Cecil Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 95th highest crime rate of 704 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 Cecil Road (E17 5DJ) in the last 12 months was 192.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% higher than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cecil Road (E17 5DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walthamstow Avenue, where police recorded 94 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.