Total Crime Rate
28.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tennyson Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Wanstead Park , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tennyson Avenue (E11 2QN) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% lower than the Wanstead Park average (66.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tennyson Avenue (E11 2QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A1008, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Overton Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A1008 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tennyson Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Felstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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