Total Crime Rate

113.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.8 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 113.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 23.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pretoria Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 234th 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 Pretoria Avenue (E17 7DR) in the last 12 months was 113.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 31.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pretoria Avenue (E17 7DR), the main crime hotspot is near St James'S Street. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pretoria Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walpole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Walpole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Mission Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mission Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephenson Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Park Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Courtenay Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Courtenay Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Courtenay Mews Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Leucha Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenthorne Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glenthorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stoneydown Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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