Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 125.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nelson Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 206th highest crime rate of 687 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 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% higher than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road (E4 9AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lena Kennedy Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Appleby Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bellamy Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tudor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Appleby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldriche Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartwell Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartwell Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tudor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higham Station Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Higham Station Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lena Kennedy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lena Kennedy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lena Kennedy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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