Total Crime Rate

163.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 163.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Shaw Square area has the 13th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 128th 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 Shaw Square (E17 5JB) in the last 12 months was 163.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaw Square (E17 5JB), 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 Shaw Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broughton Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyne Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyne Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Folly Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelmscott Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Theft from the person Billet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bosworth Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priors Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wigton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ascham End —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stow Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rodney Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Oakfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fair View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Folly Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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