Crime Rates at Williams Avenue, London, E17 5HX

Williams Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Williams Avenue (E17 5HX) in the last 12 months was 22.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% lower than the Chapel End average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Williams Avenue (E17 5HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaumans Drive, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wigton Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.