Total Crime Rate

88.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 88.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 13.9 3/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in South Woodford , and the 269th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (E11 2DJ) in the last 12 months was 88.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% higher than the South Woodford average (84.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (E11 2DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gardner Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wigram Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buckingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Harrier Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Limes Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leicester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Harrier Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastway —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Harrier Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gardner Close —
Apr 2026Public order Gardner Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gardner Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gardner Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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