Total Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.1 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 114.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 27.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ritchings Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ritchings Avenue (E17 6LD) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ritchings Avenue (E17 6LD), the main crime hotspot is near Tenby Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ritchings Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blackhorse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Freedom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canning Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canning Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canning Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chewton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Walpole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walpole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maude Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pretoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stoneydown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glenthorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenthorne Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Essex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pembar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Longfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Farnborough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tenby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Renness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chewton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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