Total Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 14.6 1/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brighton Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brighton Avenue (E17 7NE) in the last 12 months was 14.6 per 1,000 residents and was 93.3% lower than the High Street average (217.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Avenue (E17 7NE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brighton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hove Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hove Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falmouth Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Campus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Richmond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Willow Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbrook Mews —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cranbrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markhouse Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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