Total Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lee Close area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 249th 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 Lee Close (E17 5QG) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lee Close (E17 5QG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lee Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Worcester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lockwood Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gurney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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