Crime Rates at Douglas Avenue, London, E17 5BP

Douglas Avenue area has the 34th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 296th highest crime rate of 687 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 Douglas Avenue (E17 5BP) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Douglas Avenue (E17 5BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thorpe Crescent, where police recorded 34 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.