Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 71.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chester Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 311th 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 Chester Road (E17 7HR) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower than the Lea Bridge average (144.9 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (E17 7HR), the main crime hotspot is near Haroldstone Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haroldstone Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haroldstone Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haroldstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haroldstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haroldstone Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coppermill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coppermill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rensburg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haroldstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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