Crime Rates at Wadham Avenue, London, E17 4HS

Wadham Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 110th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wadham Avenue (E17 4HS) in the last 12 months was 172.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.2% higher than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wadham Avenue (E17 4HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Empress Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rushcroft Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.