Total Crime Rate
42.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mayfield Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 161st 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 Mayfield Road (E17 5RH) in the last 12 months was 42.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mayfield Road (E17 5RH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 16 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stirling Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillyfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillyfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hecham Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hecham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sutherland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oatland Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oatland Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Oatland Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oatland Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lowther Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Higham Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bramley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Worcester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Worcester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Oakfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamilton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Pleasant Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stirling Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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