Total Crime Rate
246.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Abbey 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Barnabas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellesley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leamington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walthamstow Central | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walthamstow Central | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Walthamstow Central | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walthamstow Central | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Devonshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoe Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Devonshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoe Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gandhi Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gandhi Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gandhi Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gandhi Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gandhi Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daventry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Daventry Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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