Total Crime Rate

246.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 246.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 24.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbey Mews area has the 10th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street , and the 66th highest crime rate of 704 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 Abbey Mews (E17 9AF) in the last 12 months was 246.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% higher than the Hoe Street average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (β‰ˆ 79.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Mews (E17 9AF), the main crime hotspot is near Hoe Street. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Abbey Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daventry Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other theft St Barnabas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leamington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walthamstow Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walthamstow Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walthamstow Central Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walthamstow Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoe Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daventry Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daventry Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daventry Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daventry Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daventry Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoe Street β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gandhi Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gandhi Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gandhi Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gandhi Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gandhi Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daventry Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daventry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daventry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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