Total Crime Rate
41.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Melville Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 145th 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 Melville Road (E17 6QT) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% lower than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Melville Road (E17 6QT), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chapel End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Limewood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatherley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatherley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elmsdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wolsey Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Erskine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenleaf Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Melville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Melville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Campbell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coleridge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brookdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mersey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mersey Road | Under investigation |
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