Total Crime Rate
6.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westbury Road area has the lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Westbury Road (E17 6RH) in the last 12 months was 6.0 per 1,000 residents and was 94.1% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westbury Road (E17 6RH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 259 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boleyn Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mersey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillards Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillards Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gillards Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillards Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillards Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boleyn Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boleyn Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wolsey Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Erskine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brookdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richards Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Campbell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mersey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatherley Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatherley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hatherley Mews | Under investigation |
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