Total Crime Rate

86.2 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avon Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 321st highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avon Road (E17 3RB) in the last 12 months was 86.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower than the Hoe Street average (126.8 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avon Road (E17 3RB), the main crime hotspot is near Hylands Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Avon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hylands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Walthamstow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kennet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillside Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Public order Hillside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hylands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hylands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hylands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tristram Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upper Walthamstow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hempstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Walthamstow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Upper Walthamstow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hylands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fernhill Court β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Fernhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernhill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Waverley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waverley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waverley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hempstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avon Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hylands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hylands Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Bistern Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bistern Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bistern Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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