Crime Rates at Sopwith Avenue, London, E17 6TD

Sopwith Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street , and the 239th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sopwith Avenue (E17 6TD) in the last 12 months was 111.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower than the High Street average (216.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sopwith Avenue (E17 6TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.