Total Crime Rate

129.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 129.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oakfield Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 196th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakfield Road (E17 5RP) in the last 12 months was 129.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakfield Road (E17 5RP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Oakfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Green Pond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillyfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillyfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Pond Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Pond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Pond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Pond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Pond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oatland Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oatland Rise —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oatland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oatland Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Luton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Luton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Luton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rodney Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priors Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higham Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Green Pond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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