Total Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 9.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Winns Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 687 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 Winns Avenue (E17 5LR) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% lower than the High Street average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winns Avenue (E17 5LR), the main crime hotspot is near Russell Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Winns Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mersey Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft South Countess Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sherwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sherwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wolsey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winns Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Holmes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bemsted Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bemsted Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bemsted Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lisbon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Diana Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Diana Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elphinstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mersey Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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