Total Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 33.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cheney Row area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 687 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 Cheney Row (E17 5ED) in the last 12 months was 33.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheney Row (E17 5ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaumans Drive, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ardleigh Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cheney Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornbury Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broughton Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ascham End —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bosworth Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ardleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornbury Way —
Apr 2026Other theft North Countess Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wigton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumans Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stow Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyne Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelmscott Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyne Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Billet Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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