Crime Rates at Chelmsford Road, London, E17 8NW

Chelmsford Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 134th 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 Chelmsford Road (E17 8NW) in the last 12 months was 164.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 516.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chelmsford Road (E17 8NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colchester Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.