Total Crime Rate
43.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mcentee Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 165th lowest 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 Mcentee Avenue (E17 5NU) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mcentee Avenue (E17 5NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fair View Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Higham Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Pleasant Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mcentee Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mcentee Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mcentee Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cooper Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fair View Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildsway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Millfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ascham End | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stow Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Banbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hecham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hecham Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Folly Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Folly Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mcentee Avenue | Under investigation |
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