Total Crime Rate

660.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

284.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 660.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 284.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 164.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 102.2 10/10
  • Public order 83.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 83.9 9/10
  • Other theft 80.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.5 10/10
  • Robbery 25.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
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 4th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 9th 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 Pretoria Avenue (E17 7DS) in the last 12 months was 660.6 per 1,000 residents and was 203.4% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 284.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pretoria Avenue (E17 7DS), 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 (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glenthorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephenson Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Courtenay Mews Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Courtenay Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Courtenay Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Courtenay Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cranbrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maude Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chewton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chewton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mission Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mission Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hazelwood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Park Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Tenby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stephenson 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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