Crime Rates at Winns Avenue, Walthamstow, London, E17 5HB

Winns Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 704 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 Winns Avenue (E17 5HB) in the last 12 months was 164.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% lower than the High Street average (216.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winns Avenue (E17 5HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Forest Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brookdale Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.