Total Crime Rate

246.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leamington Avenue 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 Leamington Avenue (E17 9AG) 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 (≈ 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 Leamington Avenue (E17 9AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hoe Street, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leamington Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edison Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour First Avenue
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoe Street
Sep 2025Other theft Hoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Helena Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Barnabas Road
Sep 2025Public order Helena Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leamington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walthamstow Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daventry Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daventry Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Barnabas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walthamstow Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gandhi Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gandhi Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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