Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 56.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.2 3/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Clifton Avenue area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 247th 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 Clifton Avenue (E17 6HL) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% lower than the High Street average (217.8 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 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Avenue (E17 6HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackhorse Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Blackhorse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chewton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Champness Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Champness Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Champness Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Champness Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Champness Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Champness Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Champness Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Farnborough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stirling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stoneydown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stirling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Longfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pembar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Essex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wigmore Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wigmore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wigmore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blackhorse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Champness Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bristol Park Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Road

Data Sources

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