Total Crime Rate

63.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Limewood Close area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 280th 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 Limewood Close (E17 6QD) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 140.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limewood Close (E17 6QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Limewood Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Road
Sep 2025Other theft South Countess Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Vernon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmsdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Selborne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Selborne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Selborne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Limewood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Melford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Russell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Morris Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainsford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainsford Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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