Total Crime Rate

140.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 140.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kimberley Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 170th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kimberley Road (E17 5EE) in the last 12 months was 140.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% higher than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kimberley Road (E17 5EE), the main crime hotspot is near Fair View Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kimberley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bosworth Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornbury Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broughton Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wigton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumans Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fair View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stow Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyne Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornbury Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ardleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft North Countess Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyne Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelmscott Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Billet Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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