Total Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Durban Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Durban Road (E17 5EA) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -86.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Durban Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fair View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumans Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumans Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Williams Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Williams Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lyne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheney Row —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Durban Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stow Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kimberley Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shaw Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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