Total Crime Rate
106.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Billet Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 256th 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 Billet Road (E17 5DS) in the last 12 months was 106.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Billet Road (E17 5DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaumans Drive, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wigton Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chapel End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thorpe Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Williams Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Williams Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lyne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kimberley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ardleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ardleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ardleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ardleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thornbury Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Thornbury Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaumans Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheney Row | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaumans Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Durban Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildsway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thorpe Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shaw Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stow Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildsway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stow Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keith Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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