Total Crime Rate
41.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sutton Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 150th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sutton Road (E17 5QA) in the last 12 months was 41.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sutton Road (E17 5QA), the main crime hotspot is near Worcester Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Higham Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sinnott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cooper Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woolston Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gloucester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterhall Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterhall Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sandpiper Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Worcester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Worcester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hecham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hecham Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sinnott Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Norfolk Road | Under investigation |
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