Crime Rates at Knebworth Avenue, London, E17 5AJ

Knebworth Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 101st 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 Knebworth Avenue (E17 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 182.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knebworth Avenue (E17 5AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walthamstow Avenue, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waltham Park (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.