Total Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 30.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Kenilworth Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 89th 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 Kenilworth Avenue (E17 4PE) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% lower than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenilworth Avenue (E17 4PE), 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 Kenilworth Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Chester Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove End 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 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Bromley Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dudley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Hamlets Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaywood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaywood Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaywood Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farnan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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