Total Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 27.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 6.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.4 2/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Greenway Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

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 Greenway Avenue (E17 3QN) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% lower than the Hoe Street average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenway Avenue (E17 3QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greenway Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Stocksfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue North
Apr 2026Burglary Greville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Waverley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Stocksfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue North Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chestnut Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chestnut Avenue North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue North
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue North
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brandon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brandon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Avon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stocksfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cuthbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stocksfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Waverley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lucerne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Greenway Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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