Crime Rates at North Countess Road, London, E17 5HS

North Countess Road area has the lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 6th 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 North Countess Road (E17 5HS) in the last 12 months was 8.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Countess Road (E17 5HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thorpe Crescent, where police recorded 34 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.