Total Crime Rate

184.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 184.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.8 10/10
  • Other theft 24.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nelson Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 104th 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 Nelson Road (E4 9AS) in the last 12 months was 184.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% higher than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road (E4 9AS), the main crime hotspot is near Hartwell Drive. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lena Kennedy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldriche Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lena Kennedy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartwell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Appleby Close —
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lena Kennedy Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lena Kennedy Close 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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