Total Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 43.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mcentee 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.

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Crime Over Time in Mcentee Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mcentee Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mcentee Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mcentee Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cooper Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fair View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ascham End —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stow Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Banbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hecham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hecham Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Folly Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Folly Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mcentee Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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