Total Crime Rate

227.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.6 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 227.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 119.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 51.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Cedars Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cedars Avenue (E17 7QN) in the last 12 months was 227.7 per 1,000 residents and was 96.5% higher than the Hoe Street average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cedars Avenue (E17 7QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gillards Way, where police recorded 237 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastfield Road (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cedars Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/135)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Gillards Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobble Path —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stainforth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainforth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainforth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walthamstow Central Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Walthamstow Central Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillards Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobble Path —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Eastfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eastfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eastfield Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Drugs Eastfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grosvenor Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Third Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stanhope Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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