Total Crime Rate

63.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 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 63.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gainsford Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 281st 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 Gainsford Road (E17 6QB) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsford Road (E17 6QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gainsford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Elmsdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canning Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Avenue
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Limewood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wolsey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melville Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walpole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Walpole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Road
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cottenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottenham Road
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Storey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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