Total Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bisterne Avenue area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 306th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .
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 Bisterne Avenue (E17 3QS) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower than the Hoe Street average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bisterne Avenue (E17 3QS), the main crime hotspot is near Hylands Road. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Upper Walthamstow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hylands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bistern Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hylands Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hylands Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hylands Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hylands Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hylands Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernhill Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fernhill Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hylands Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hylands Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hylands Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hylands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bistern Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Greenway Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hylands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hylands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hylands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Winsbeach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fyfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Avon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Radbourne Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Radbourne Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Greenway Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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