Total Crime Rate

118.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Hove Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street , and the 222nd 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 Hove Avenue (E17 7NQ) in the last 12 months was 118.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hove Avenue (E17 7NQ), 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 Hove Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hove Avenue —
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 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Willow Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbrook Mews —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cranbrook Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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