Total Crime Rate
71.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chatham Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the 316th lowest crime rate of 704 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 Chatham Road (E17 6EU) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower than the High Street average (216.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chatham Road (E17 6EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bristol Park Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Essex Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bristol Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamilton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hamilton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hamilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ickworth Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Newport Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fairfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chatham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Pond Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clifton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bristol Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Karim Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bristol Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bristol Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stoneydown Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stoneydown Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Farnborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Farnborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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