Crime Rates at Longfield Avenue, London, E17 7DP

Longfield Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 71st highest crime rate of 687 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 Longfield Avenue (E17 7DP) in the last 12 months was 229.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longfield Avenue (E17 7DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haroldstone Road, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tenby Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.