Total Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.2 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 36.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 8.2 2/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Tavistock Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 121st 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 Tavistock Avenue (E17 6HP) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tavistock Avenue (E17 6HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 144 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackhorse Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tavistock Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stirling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Blackhorse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sopwith Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Stoneydown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collendale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collendale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Lane
Apr 2026Shoplifting Farnborough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillyfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillyfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stirling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Road Path
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pembar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Andrews Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Freedom Close 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

Data Sources

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