Crime Rates at Lewis Avenue, London, E17 5BL

Lewis Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 276th 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 Lewis Avenue (E17 5BL) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower than the Chapel End average (100.0 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -86.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lewis Avenue (E17 5BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ruscus Road, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waltham Park (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.