Total Crime Rate

200.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 200.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.5 8/10
  • Drugs 53.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Robbery 19.8 10/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Farnan Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 89th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Farnan Avenue (E17 4NG) in the last 12 months was 200.6 per 1,000 residents and was 110.2% higher than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farnan Avenue (E17 4NG), the main crime hotspot is near Forest Road. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Farnan Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaywood Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dudley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chingford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove End Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chester Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Hamlets Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaywood Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaywood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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