Total Crime Rate

72.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 72.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 18.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 43rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 317th 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 Oakfield Road (E17 5RW) in the last 12 months was 72.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakfield Road (E17 5RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fair View Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hecham Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowther Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rodney Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillyfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillyfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Green Pond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Pond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Pond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Pond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Pond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oatland Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oatland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hecham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oatland Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Green Pond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oatland Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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