Total Crime Rate
151.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hatherley Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 151st highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hatherley Road (E17 6SF) in the last 12 months was 151.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% higher than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (β 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hatherley Road (E17 6SF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gillards Way, where police recorded 243 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chapel End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Melville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gaywood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Browns Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Browns Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Eastfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Eastfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eastfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Melville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gaywood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillards Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillards Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruby Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Forest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Forest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cairo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cairo Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cairo Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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