Total Crime Rate
46.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tavistock Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 186th 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 6HR) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% lower than the High Street average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tavistock Avenue (E17 6HR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In William Morris| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlain Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bristol Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Essex Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Andrews Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pembar Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stirling Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stirling Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillyfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillyfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Farnborough Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stoneydown Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bristol Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bristol Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wigmore Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Elizabeth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chamberlain Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlain Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hooker'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hooker'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hooker'S Road | — |
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