Total Crime Rate

297.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 297.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brunel Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 49th 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 Brunel Road (E17 8SA) in the last 12 months was 297.9 per 1,000 residents and was 104.7% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (β‰ˆ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunel Road (E17 8SA), the main crime hotspot is near Whittle Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brunel Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lynmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whittle Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whittle Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whittle Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whittle Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Lynmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ashford Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Markhouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Essex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clacton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clacton Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hartington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynmouth Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forster Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forster Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whittle Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whittle Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frederic Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frederic Street β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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