Total Crime Rate
61.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Billet Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 270th lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Billet Road (E17 5PX) in the last 12 months was 61.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -89.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Billet Road (E17 5PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sutton Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Worcester Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chapel End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gurney Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sandpiper Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lockwood Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Worcester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandpiper Close | Under investigation |
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