Total Crime Rate

223.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 223.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 33.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Thornbury Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 76th highest crime rate of 704 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 Thornbury Way (E17 5FU) in the last 12 months was 223.8 per 1,000 residents and was 123.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -70.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornbury Way (E17 5FU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaumans Drive, where police recorded 40 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.

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Crime Over Time in Thornbury Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thornbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monoux Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lyne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Thorpe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Williams Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Williams Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monoux Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Rushbrook Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumans Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumans Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ardleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ardleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ardleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ardleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Thorpe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kimberley Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Durban Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheney Row —

Data Sources

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