Total Crime Rate

162.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.5 9/10
  • Burglary 28.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.0 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penrhyn Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 139th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penrhyn Avenue (E17 5DA) in the last 12 months was 162.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% higher than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penrhyn Avenue (E17 5DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornbury Way, where police recorded 23 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.

Crime Over Time in Penrhyn Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Ardleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brettenham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Thorpe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ardleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ardleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rushbrook Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monoux Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monoux Grove β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thornbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brettenham Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carr Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brettenham Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleeming Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Thorpe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fleeming Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ardleigh Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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