Crime Rates at Chester Road, London, E17 7HR

Chester Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 352nd highest 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 Chester Road (E17 7HR) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower than the Lea Bridge average (145.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (E17 7HR), the main crime hotspot is near Haroldstone Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.