Total Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 75.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 15.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Verulam Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge , and the 329th lowest 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 Verulam Avenue (E17 8EW) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% lower than the Lea Bridge average (144.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verulam Avenue (E17 8EW), the main crime hotspot is near Markhouse Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Verulam Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hibbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Betts Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Betts Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theydon Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Theydon Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theydon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Campus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ashford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sylvester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boundary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sybourn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Markhouse Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salcombe Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sybourn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ashford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Luther King Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Luther King Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acacia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Markmanor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther King Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markhouse Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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